Violence at auto major Maruti Suzuki's plant at Haryana's
Manesar is representative of the social unrest building up in the country,
Wipro chairman Azim Premji said Tuesday.
"The issue at stake is sensitive and representative of the
social unrest, which is building up in the country and among (trade)
unions," Premji told reporters here.
Noting that the issue was going to be a major focus area of
businesses and trade associations, he said the government should act ruthlessly
to prevent a repeat of such incidents.
"The incident at the Manesar plant is a representative
of the social unrest in that zone because of various issues. It was pretty
extreme, pretty ruthless and very unfortunate," Premji said.
The violent incident July 19, in which a senior executive
was killed and about 60 workers injured, forced the Japanese car maker to
declare an indefinite lock-out in its Indian subsidiary's second plant at
Manesar, about 40 km from New Delhi.
"It is important that individuals and associations take
up the cause that led to violence in the plant's office. Otherwise, these
examples can repeat," Premji observed.
Elaborating on the cause for social unrest, the IT czar said
when growth slowed down, even job creation slowed.
"As a result, unemployed and idle people can generate
social unrest," Premji added.
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