The disinvestment minister Arun Shourie kick-started the privatisation of government-owned companies by divesting 25% of the government stakes in car maker Maruti Udyog in June last year.

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But its 15% share of the Indian passenger car market pales in comparison with that of Maruti Udyog, the Suzuki-partnered company with a 55% stake.

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The company says it already has a union, the Maruti Udyog Kamamgar Union (MUKU), at its Gurgaon plant and if workers at Manesar want a union, they should come under the MUKU umbrella.

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