The CPI (M) today dubbed as discriminatory the government's order asking state-owned BSNL to pay higher licence fee for 3G spectrum than private operators and demanded its withdrawal.<br/><br/>The party Politburo said in a statement in New Delhi that while the private operators have been asked to pay the licence fee on their income, the BSNL has been asked to pay on its revenue. <br/><br/>The Party alleged that this will put additional burden on the premier public sector undertaking amounting to several thousand crores of rupees. <br/><br/>Demanding withdrawal of the order by the Department of Telecommunications, CPIM said that the BSNL should be allowed to pay licence fee at par with private sector operators.