gurugram protesting the conviction of 13 labourers for their role in the 2012 maruti violence workers unions will hold a mass meeting in manesar on thursday the unions according to sources have picked march 23 as the day of protest as it is observed as shahid bhagat singh martyrdom day the district administration police and labour department have already made extensive security arrangements to ensure law and order in the area we have intensified our protest now the lives of 148 workers have been ruined we are seeking justice and rehabilitation for them we request all workers to take part in the mass meeting said kuldeep janghu general secretary maruti udyog workers union as many as 150 unions from gurgaon and rewari and workers from four factories of maruti suzuki india and two of its main vendors bellsonic auto components and fmi automotive components are expected to join the protest march sources said on wednesday workers from maruti udyog workers union distributed pamphlets in all industrial sectors of gurgaon including udyog vihar sector 37 and imt manesar workers alleged that the convicts were assaulted and made to sign on blank papers which were later submitted in the court as their confession the protesters according to sources will finish their morning shift that ends between 2 and 3 pm and will reach tau devi lal park in manesar for the 4 pm meeting to tackle any untoward incident the district administration has already imposed prohibitory orders under 144crpc till may 15 as many as 500 policemen and two battalions reserve forces will be deployed in the area cops will be deployed by 11 am on thursday they will have antiriot gears with them to combat any untoward situation said acp manish sehgal the labour department has cancelled leaves of its officials more than 200 labour officials will be on duty in their respective areas in gurgaon and rewari to counsel workers asking them to hold the protest peacefully all officials including labour inspectors will be on the field said jaibir singh arya additional labour commissioner gurgaon by chetna choudhry tnn published on mar 23 2017 at 0824 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app protest meet workers protest maruti verdict maruti udyog kuldeep janghu maruti ruling workers to hold protest maruti suzuki homenewsindustrymaruti 2012 riot verdict workers to hold protest meet today