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The government ordered to bring mandatory ‘communication app’ in mobile, which cannot be removed. Congress called it an invasion of privacy and a tool of espionage, while the government cited security reasons. The government intends to protect the country from cyber criminals, which is the need of the hour. Fraud worth thousands of crores of rupees is taking place every day and national security is in danger. Meanwhile, Congress has tried to make it controversial by striking a new chord.
For the security of mobile users, the Central Government gave an order to all the mobile companies. It said that now it will be mandatory for every mobile phone sold in India to have the government’s ‘Sanchar App’ or related security software pre-loaded. The biggest thing is that users will not be able to uninstall (remove) this app even if they want to. The government argues that this is a ‘masterstroke’ to protect the citizens of the country from threats like cyber fraud, spam and digital arrest. But, the main opposition party Congress started seeing espionage in it. Congress called it an attack on privacy and demanded immediate withdrawal of the order.
As soon as the government got wind of this decision, Congress opened its front. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal termed this decision on ‘X’ as directly against the Constitution. Venugopal wrote, Big Brother (government) cannot see us. This instruction of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is unconstitutional. The right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
Big Brother cannot watch us. This DoT Direction is beyond unconstitutional.
The Right to Privacy is an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and liberty, enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
