Controversies surface over BSNL’s ₹1.39 lakh crore BharatNet 3 program

NEW DELHI: The Centre’s ambitious digital connectivity program, BharatNet 3—now revamped with an outlay of ₹1.39 lakh crore—is facing serious allegations of ‘selective action’ by local companies. These claims threaten to drag the initiative, aimed at connecting 6.5 lakh villages, into courtroom battles.