Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 5 (ANI): Political leaders have welcomed the Centre's decision to withdraw its directive mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all new smartphones, citing public concerns over privacy and surveillance.

BJD Vice President Prasanna Acharya said on Thursday that the move had triggered widespread apprehension among citizens.

"This created a lot of speculation and suspicion among the people of the country because we are an independent, democratic country. Every citizen has the freedom as allowed by the Constitution of India," he said.

"People apprehend that it will interfere with the privacy of the individuals, and all information of the individuals can be made available to the government when the government wants. The government

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