Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday strongly criticised the Modi government's directive requiring all mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saarthi app on new and existing phones, calling it a "brazen attack on individual privacy and liberty."
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday asserted that activation of Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets is not mandatory and it is fully up to the consumers to use it or delete it like any other app.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, calling him "nalayak" (useless), after the latter criticised the Opposition for obstructing Parliamentary proceedings over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the Department of Telecommunications' directive to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new mobile handsets, calling it "Orwellian" and warning that the government will now "pry into the private lives of every citizen" and is "replicat
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday refrained from commenting on the directions to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App on mobile phones, stating that he would debate the issue in the House.
The Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in India has sparked political controversy. Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday criticised the government's directive, calling
To safeguard the citizens from buying the non-genuine handsets, enabling easy reporting of suspected misuse of telecom resources and to increase the effectiveness of the Sanchar Saathi initiative, the DoT has mandated some norms for the manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets that are
Speaking to ANI, Rijiju said, "They dont need to dig out issues. A list of businesses has been prepared, and there are many issues. We will have a debate on the issues raised by the opposition as well, and think about how we need to move ahead. They dont need to find new issues and distur
"It's not just one thing. It is not just snooping on telephones. It is overall, they are turning this country into a dictatorship. You ask me everyday why Parliament is not functioning, it is because they are refusing to talk about anything. It is very easy to blame Opposition, but the fa
Congress MP KC Venugopal termed the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) directions mandating the pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi application for mobile handsets, as a "dystopian tool" for surveillance.
The DoT has issued directions to ensure that the pre-installed Sanchar Saathi application is readily visible and accessible to the end users at the time of first use or device setup and that its functionalities are not disabled or restricted. For devices that have already been manufacture
At the core of this achievement is a robust, indigenously developed platform, integrating automated workflows and real-time device traceability. Sanchar Saathi's advanced technology prevents the misuse of blocked devices. When a SIM is inserted into a reported handset, the system triggers al