AGARTALA, Feb 24 (TIWN): Employee unions of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. have called for a nationwide hunger strike on Monday to protest the delay in execution of the Rs 69,000-crore revival package announced by the government last year.

In Agartala also the protest was staged with the exact demand.

"The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) is organising a countrywide hunger strike on Feb. 24, 2020. This hunger strike is being organised to demand expeditious implementation of the Union Cabinet's revival package in respect of BSNL, as well as to demand settlement of the grievances of the employees," AUAB said in a statement.

In October 2019, the central government approved for BSNL and MTNL a Rs 68,751-crore revival package, which included allocation of 4G spectrum to the state-run firms, voluntary retirement scheme for employees, as well as their merger.