Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Sharan Majhi to stop implementation of the recent decision to remove thousands of contractual employees in government sectors that have outsourced labour.
The group, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warned that it “will have to intensify its democratic agitation indefinitely across the state” if the demands are not met.
The letter came in the wake of BMS’s talks on the issue with Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister KVS Deo, which were held on Sunday. Referring to the layoff of 1,500 workers, BMS warned that it would have serious consequences for public utilities and vital industrial sectors.
The group said that the meeting with Dew failed to reach any meaningful or satisfactory result. “Given the absolute stagnation and growing unrest among the working class, your personal and immediate intervention has become inevitable,” the letter read.
“All contract, temporary and outsourced workers who have been unfairly dismissed should be immediately reinstated with full wages and continuity of service,” she added.
The group also called on the state to formulate and implement a comprehensive ‘Odisha Outsourcing Model’ to ensure absolute job security and standard terms of service to all contractual and outsourced employees, and strictly prevent private contractors or management from engaging in unfair terminations.
“This mass exodus is pushing thousands of local families into deep financial hardship, extreme poverty, and psychological trauma, completely defeating the vision of ‘reverse migration’ and sustainable local employment in the state. The impact of removing an experienced, skilled, long-serving technical workforce is already showing devastating impacts on public utility infrastructure,” the BMS said.
She also pointed out that the sudden reduction in technical manpower at Tata Power, which distributes power in the state, has led to routine maintenance, emergency fault restoration and maintenance of transformers in both rural and urban areas that are at high risk.
“The sheer apathy on the part of employers and the failure of formal talks today has caused massive discontent among the working masses. The ongoing Satyagraha agitation, which began on May 18, 2026, before the Odisha Legislative Assembly is rapidly escalating. If left unresolved, it will lead to widespread and volatile industrial and social unrest across the state, jeopardizing the peaceful industrial climate essential for the development of Odisha,” the letter warned.
