Telecom operator Reliance Jio saw a decline in its wireless subscriber base in December in the states of Punjab and Haryana, the latest monthly subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, showed on Thursday.
In what might be seen as an effect of the farmers’ protest, Jio lost over 15 lakh subscribers in Punjab, as its number of customers in the state reduced from over 1.4 crore in November 2020 to less than 1.25 crore in December, the data showed. Similarly, in Haryana, its subscriber base fell from 94.48 lakh in November to 89.07 lakh in December. In total, the company lost more than 20 lakh subscribers across the two states.
Farmers from the two northern states have been at the forefront of the protests against the new agriculture laws, introduced by the Centre in September. The protestors, who have been agitating since November, mainly at the borders of Delhi, believe that the new laws will aid big corporate houses like Mukesh Ambani’s…