BSNL employee union opposes VRS, seeks 4G spectrum for telco revival

New Delhi: The BSNL Employees Union on Thursday opposed the government’s proposal to implement a voluntary retirement scheme, alleging that it is a strategy to reduce the PSU’s workforce before handing it over to a private player.

The union in a statement alleged step-motherly attitude of the government towards BSNL as the company has not been allocated 4G spectrum required for the its business growth.