New Delhi:
The BJP says it has launched a campaign asking that telecom operators pay cellphone users who receive automated calls and promotional SMSes.
The BJP has christened its campaign "Cash for Spam."
"Instead of the government levying penalty on telecom operators, it should ask them to pay Rs 5 and Rs 10 for unsolicited SMSes and automated calls respectively to the subscribers," BJP Telecom Consumer Cell National Convener Sanjay Bhalla said.
"By law, the cell phone is the private property of the telecom users and hence it is subscribers' right to get paid for pesky calls and SMSes," Mr Bhalla said.
The campaign plans to raise support on social media like Facebook before presenting its demand to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). A special number where people can record their support is likely to be set up soon.
Mr Bhalla also plans to organise regional conferences with telecom users across the country.