Sanchar Saathi App row: Can you delete it? Centre’s big clarification after oppn’s ‘snooping’ charge

The government clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App can be deleted by users, stating their role was only to introduce it. This statement followed a political uproar over the mandatory pre-installation of the app on mobile handsets, with the opposition raising privacy concerns and likening it to a ‘snooping app’.