Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday hit out at the Centre after it withdrew its proposal to make the Sanchar Saathi app compulsory on all mobile phones. He called it another example of what he described as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "flip governance," where policies ar
The decision came after widespread criticism, with opponents arguing that mandatory pre-installation could enable unchecked state surveillance and infringe on consumer choice. The government maintained that the app is secure and meant to protect citizens from cyber threats, but ultimately
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the Centre's intentions behind its earlier move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones.
The Ministry of Communications on Thursday removed mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets imported or manufactured in India, days after proposing to mandate it.
As a furore erupted over Centre's decision to mandate pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday urged everyone not to go on rumours.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday demanded that the government's directives on the use of the Sanchar Saathi app be withdrawn in their entirety, or else the statements made by the Union Minister will hold no significance.
Union Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, on Thursday reiterated the government's stance on the 'Sanchar Saathi' app on mobile handsets, noting that the app is to prevent cyber frauds.
Minister of State (MoS) for Communication, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, on Wednesday, said that the Sanchar Saathi application is the only way to counter cyber fraud.
Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Wednesday reiterated that the Sanchar Saathi application can be deleted from mobile phones and will not be operational until the user registers on it.
Congress MP Amar Singh on Wednesday criticised the government over the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones, calling it "snooping" and an infringement on the privacy of ordinary citizens.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the Sanchar Saathi app row, saying that the government has lost its reliability.