The Karnataka government has decided to prohibit the ongoing workers' strike at the Toyota Kirloskar Motor plant at Bidadi, and directed the management to lift the lock-out declared by it. The decision was brought at a meeting convened by Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan with the management and Toyota Kirloskar Motor Workers Union members, along with Labour Minister Shivram Hebbar, Magadi MLA Manjunath and other senior officials of the government.

The government has taken the decision under Section 10(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, and an official order to this effect will be issued. The production activities will have to start from tomorrow morning, Ashwath Narayan said. Also he directed the employees to return to work and asked the management to make all the necessary arrangements. He advised both sides to resolve all issues through discussions.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor had declared a lockout at its two plants in Bidadi on November 10 following workers' union members resorting to a sit-in strike at the factory premises to protest against the suspension of a worker.

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