New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said on Saturday that the Indian government has removed his Bluetooth-based messaging app Bitchat's access to the country's citizens. This is the second time Dorsey is accusing the government of blocking Bitchat after the protests in July when the popularity of the app surged during protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where mobile internet services were suspended. "Government of India officially removes bitchat from the App Store," Dorsey wrote on X, sharing a screenshot of an email he received from Apple. A similar order is believed to have been received by Google to restrict the app's access on Play Store. According to people aware of the matter, the order received from the Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) sought to withhold the app in India for three days. The move comes amid protests in several cities demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged problems in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. People aware of the matter told HT that the Centre is of the view that the app's features may potentially be misused for unlawful assemblies, and organised criminal activities. Bitchat had earlier become a lifeline for demonstrators, when in July, mobile internet was repeatedly suspended around Jantar Mantar during the Cockroach Janta Party's protest demanding resignation of then education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Protesters used the app to stay connected to people within Bluetooth range as authorities suspended mobile internet services. Similar curbs were rolled out this past week. On October 2, during protests against Gyanesh Kumar, the government shut down the internet for 12 hours, within a 1.5-km radius of Jantar Mantar....