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IN PHOTOS: BMC motor-grader operators protest in Mumbai against outsourcing and privatisation

Updated On: 24 August, 2026 06:40 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) motor-grader operators affiliated with the Municipal Mazdoor Union staged a protest outside Gate No. 1 of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters on Monday. Pics/Ashish Raje

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The protesters were opposing the proposed outsourcing and privatisation of core civic maintenance services. Pics/Ashish Raje
The protesters were opposing the proposed outsourcing and privatisation of core civic maintenance services. Pics/Ashish Raje
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The protesting motor-grader operators claimed that there were plans to outsource civic maintenance work to private agencies and they were protesting against the move

The protesting motor-grader operators claimed that there were plans to outsource civic maintenance work to private agencies and they were protesting against the move

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Police personnel were deployed outside the civic headquarters as the workers gathered to voice their concerns

Police personnel were deployed outside the civic headquarters as the workers gathered to voice their concerns

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The protesters said such services form an important part of the BMC's core responsibilities and should continue to be carried out by municipal employees rather than being handed over to private contractors

The protesters said such services form an important part of the BMC's core responsibilities and should continue to be carried out by municipal employees rather than being handed over to private contractors

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The workers assembled outside Gate No. 1 of the BMC headquarters and raised slogans as part of their protest on Monday

The workers assembled outside Gate No. 1 of the BMC headquarters and raised slogans as part of their protest on Monday

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The protest also highlighted concerns among municipal workers about the future of their roles if more civic services are outsourced

The protest also highlighted concerns among municipal workers about the future of their roles if more civic services are outsourced

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