We are a peaceful state, Wistron’s incident one-off incident: BS Yediyurappa, Chief Minister, Karnataka

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has responded swiftly to the recent labour riot at Wistron’s facility in Kolar that manufactures iPhones for Apple, to limit any damage to his state’s image in the eyes of foreign investors. In a chat with ET, Yediyurappa calls the attack on Wistron’s plant an “unfortunate, one-off” incident and says he would ensure such incidents do not happen again. Edited excerpts:

How do you see the recent incident of labour unrest at Wistron’s plant?
It is very unfortunate and we have been in constant touch with both the company and the union government. We are helping the factory to restart soon. I am very saddened, but it is a one-off incident and will not pose a setback to our intentions to create a labour code that works for both the labour and industry. We are taking steps to ensure investor sentiment is not affected.