Trade-Off Union: Sonu Gujjar takes 40L & flees flock

The key faces behind the recent labour unrest at Maruti Suzuki that cost India's largest carmaker Rs 1,600 crore in lost revenues have quietly resigned from the company, pocketing payouts worth several lakh and leaving their one-time comrades both dazed and angry. By Wednesday, 30 suspended workers at Maruti's Manesar plant, including their two leaders Sonu Gujjar and Shiv Kumar, had quit the company, taking home amounts ranging between Rs 16 lakh and Rs 40 lakh, several people familiar with the matter said. Gujjar and Kumar, both of whom have gone incommunicado, are said to have resigned by October 22 for a full and final settlement of around Rs 40 lakh each. 

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