'PM worried': Karnataka CM on shocking & damaging violence at Winstron iPhone mfg plant

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "very much worried" about recent violence at Wistron iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka. Chief Minister also assured his government's full support to company for restarting production.

'This incident should t have happened': Karnataka CM

" government has given necessary instructions and such things would t be repeated," he told reporters in Bengaluru. We have taken action, It is a very important foreign company and this (incident) should t have happened. Prime Minister is also very much worried about this development," Yediyurappa said. "...We will give full support to that company, without any problem let m continue production," he ded.

A section of workers at plant, run by Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple at Narsapura in Kolar district, h gone on a ramp on Saturday over alleged delay in payment of salary and overtime ws.

Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Police detained Srikanth, taluk president of Students' Federation of India in Kolar in connection with case. Over 160 people have been arrested by police in connection with violence during which stones were hurled, windows and doors broken and vehicles in parking lot overturned and set on fire. Video foot of attack h flooded social media

State Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar on Wednesday h said investigations into violence were on and a report was likely in a couple of days. He expressed hope about factory restarting production soon with central government also involved in dressing issues. Union Commerce and Industry Ministry has vised state government to complete at earliest inquiry into violence and to ensure that investor sentiment was t affected by this one-off incident.

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Meanwhile, Wistron, on Wednesday said that dam in its factory unit in Kolar's Narasapura due to violence on December 12 amounted to between Rs 26 crore to Rs 52 crore and t Rs 437 crore as estimated earlier. company in a letter to Karnataka government marked down extent of dam caused to ir manufacturing unit in Kolar facility from Rs 437 crore to Rs 26 crore-Rs 52 crores. company said major dam was caused to ir manufacturing equipment and warehouses.

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(With ncy inputs)