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Bhopal's sanitation services may face disruptions during the upcoming festive season as approximately 13,000 daily wage workers from the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) are prepared to go on strike over their long-standing demands. The employee unions plan to finalize the strike dates this week, having submitted a memorandum to urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, requesting four days for the government to address their grievances. However, the deadline passed on Monday, and the employees claim their demands remain unfulfilled.

The workers have been advocating for regularisation for several years, with some having served the corporation for 10 to 15 years. Despite their extensive service, they continue to work as daily wagers, earning Rs 10,000 for a 29-day work cycle. Employee leader Magan Jhanjhot mentioned that the High Court had issued directions regarding the regularisation of employees, but the corporation had only granted a form of regularised status to 89-day contract workers in 2016, according to Jhanjhot.

Now, the unions are demanding full regularisation for all 13,000 employees or a monthly salary of Rs 25,000. With no resolution in sight, employees are intensifying their agitation, with a detailed strategy expected to be finalized within the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, employee unions are mobilizing workers across Madhya Pradesh to oppose the contract labor system and push for regularisation.