The Deepak Project Workers Union (INTUC) met Himachal Pradesh's Tribal Affairs Minister Jagat Singh Negi in Shimla, seeking intervention to stop outsourcing of BRO and PWD road works to private contractors. Around 2,000–3,000 workers face job loss. The union demanded strategic border roads, including the Hindustan-Tibet Road, remain under BRO to protect local employment and national security.