New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Monday deferred till Friday taking a final call to reopen of its violence-hit Manesar plant following a meeting of the company's top brass.
"We may be able to complete the total assessment of the situation at the Manesar plant by Friday and expect a clear picture to emerge regarding the reopening of the plant by then," Maruti Suzuki India Chief Operating Officer (Administration) SY Siddiqui said.
While he did not share details, last week Siddiqui had said that a decision was expected to be taken on Monday on reopening of the plant.
The top management executives of the company had met this afternoon to discuss issues such as the extent of damage at the plant, state of employees injured in the violence and findings on the investigation into the incident.
The company had declared a lockout at the Manesar plant on July 21 following violence and arson in which one senior executive was killed and 100 others were injured.
Stating that the safety and well-being of its employees were paramount, the management had declared a lockout at the plant on July 21.
While announcing the lockout, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Chairman RC Bhargava had said: "To me, what is more important is safety of my colleagues than producing some cars to make some money," said at a press conference.
Asked how long the lockout will continue he had said, "Maruti is not closed...we will be very inefficient if we take six months. I don't think we are that bad...we will start at Manesar."
The Haryana government had announced formation of a special investigation team (SIT) headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Ravinder Tomar with six inspectors to probe the incident.
On August 1, the police had arrested 10 office bearers of the Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union, including its President Ram Meher and General Secretary Sarabjit Singh, taking the total number of workers arrested to 114 in relation to the incident.
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