A day after the incident in which employees of a Manesar based company turned violent and set a company bus on fire, the industrialist's body strongly condemned the act. The protesters were demonstrating against the transfer of nine employees to another unit of the company in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) when things took a violent turn. The industrialists' body asserted that first, the state 75% reservation bill has impacted the growth of industries and now such incidents have created panic among them and it will also harm the investor segment. "Such actions will never be beneficial for workers. If the employees have any issue with the company's decision they should adopt the proper way of protest and should not revolt. The company must also taken care of the employees' rights. Such violence will have a negative impact on both the company and the employees which are not good for business aspects," Pawan Yadav, president of IMT Manesar Industrial Association said.
However, In connection with the Manesar incident, the police had arrested 130 employees on Tuesday, who have granted bail. KK Gandhi, president of the Sector-37 Industrial Association said, "Due to the 75% reservation law several companies have already moved out from the city and those still exist here only doing temporary operations and now such incidents will impact operations of the remaining unit it will create a panic atmosphere among the company or factory owners". Furthermore, On Wednesday, workers were protesting from 500 metres away from company to fulfil their demands. "We came to know the motive behind the Manesar incident for the formation of a union. We don't understand that if any company run its operation without any union then what is the logic behind demanding the formation of any union.
The recent Manesar violence can not be tolerated the state government must take necessary steps to stop such violence in future," Jagat Pal Singh, the General Secretary of the Sector-37 Industrial Association said.
Such violent protests often harmed investment prospects, the industrialists said. "The state government 75% reservation bill already hit business body. Now, this violence will have a huge impact on investor prospects. Government should reconsider its reservation bill for growth of industries across state," Mahesh Vyas, an industrialist said.
It is pertinent to mention that The Supreme Court in February had lifted an interim stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a Haryana law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to local candidates.
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, was passed in November last year and applies to jobs offering a maximum gross monthly salary or wages of Rs 30,000. It came into effect on January 15, 2022.
