CPI-ML MP Urges Government Intervention Over Mass Layoffs at IT Firm

PATNA/NEW DELHI — CPI-ML MP Raja Ram Singh on Thursday called on Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to intervene in reported mass layoffs at a private IT company, raising concerns over workers’ rights and corporate accountability.

In a letter to the minister, Singh expressed “deep concern and outrage” over reports that nearly 12,000 employees have been laid off, arguing that the situation highlights broader questions about the government’s role in protecting workers.

“These incentives are extended with the expectation that companies will generate employment and contribute to economic stability. However, arbitrary and large-scale layoffs betray this social contract and undermine the foundations of dignified employment,” Singh said.

He noted that companies operating in India benefit from tax concessions, public infrastructure, and supportive policy frameworks provided by both central and state governments, and said such support should come with responsibility toward employees.

Singh also criticized the reported manner in which the layoffs were carried out, alleging that thousands of workers were terminated with little or no notice.

“After being terminated without warning, who will take responsibility for their livelihoods and the survival of the thousands of families affected?” he said.

He warned that a lack of government response could signal that labor protections are negotiable, potentially weakening safeguards for workers across industries.

In his letter, Singh urged the ministry to seek an immediate and detailed explanation from the company regarding the scale, circumstances, and process of the layoffs. He also called for urgent measures to prevent arbitrary mass terminations and to ensure accountability for any violations of labor laws.

“The dignity of labor cannot be compromised. The government must take a firm stand to ensure that workers in India are not treated as expendable,” he said.

Singh, a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation in Bihar, was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024 from the Karakat constituency after defeating independent candidate Pawan Singh and Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha. (Source: IANS)