New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday hit back at Union Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia over the directive mandating the Sanchar Saathi app, claiming that the app's functionality can neither be disabled nor restricted.

Earlier, Jyotiraditya Scindia had asserted that activating the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets is not mandatory, and it is entirely up to consumers to use it or delete it like any other app.

In a response, Chaturvedi shared a copy of the directive by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and wrote on X, "I will request the Telecom Minister of India to read the notification before calling it an 'unnecessary controversy'. Read page 2, point 7 B. It is clearly written...