ParliamentPosted at: Dec 2 2025 11:36AM Congress MP moves motion against compulsory Sanchar Saathi app installationNew Delhi, Dec 2 (UNI) Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the Centre’s directive mandating the compulsory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all smartphones sold or imported in the country. In her notice, Chowdhury said the Department of Telecommunications’ circular, which requires that the app be preloaded in a manner that it cannot be deleted, amounts to a serious infringement of citizens’ fundamental rights. "The Right to Privacy is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental right to life and personal liberty, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution,” she said in her motion. “The Department of Telecommunications’ circular directing smartphone manufacturers and importers to pre-load the “Sanchar Saathi” application in a manner that cannot be deleted constitutes a grave affront to this fundamental right. Please log in to get detailed story.Tags: #Congress MP moves motion against compulsory Sanchar Saathi app installation