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Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has written to Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi to halt the implementation of a recent decision to remove thousands of contractual employees across government sectors which had outsourced labour. Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS The group, which is an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warned that it will be”compelled to intensify its indefinite democratic agitations across the state” if the demands went unaddressed. The letterfollowed BMS’s talks on the matter with state deputy CM and power minister KVS Deo, which were held on Sunday. Referring to the retrenchment of 1500 workers, the BMS has cautioned that it will have severe consequences on the crucial public utility and industrial sectors. The group said that the meeting with Deo failed to reach any meaningful or satisfactory conclusion. “Given the absolute deadlock and the rising unrest among the working class, your personal, immediate intervention has become unavoidable,” the letter said. “All contract, temporary, and outsourced workers who have been arbitrarily removed must be reinstated immediately with …

RSS-backed trade union to launch nationwide protest against Centre over workers’ issues on February 25

RSS-backed trade union to launch nationwide protest against Centre over workers’ issues on February 25

RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has decided to launch protests against the labour policies of the Union and State governments in every district across the country on Wednesday (February 25, 2026). The BMS has demanded that the Centre urgently convene Indian Labour Conference — involving the government, employers, and workers — to discuss workers’ issues and the implementation of the four Labour Codes. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday (February 23, 2026), BMS leaders Pawan Kumar and Ravindra Himte said the Union government had assured the BMS that it would make amendments to the Code on Industrial Relations and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions in the second lap of the Budget Session beginning on March 9. “We have conveyed our apprehensions about certain provisions in both the Codes. The government has assured that our concerns will be addressed,” Mr. Kumar said. Mr. Kumar said the protest is against the neglect of workers’ issues by the government. “Take the case of Heavy Engineering Corporation in Ranchi. There are about 3,500 …