AGARTALA, April 4 (TIWN): After Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked to terminate them after the upcoming Lok Sabha Election tension has gripped the employees of BSNL.

At the same time resentment hits as the retirement age has been downed.

In a big blow to thousands of employees and their families, BSNL Board has approved the firing of 54,000 employees from their company.

Reeling under debts of more than Rs 13,000 crore, state-owned telecom provider BSNL is on shaky ground. Last year, BSNL suffered losses of Rs 7993 crore, which is 20% more than 2017 losses.