The government wants to probe into the sources of inciting and provocative messages and posts which have led to violence across the nation, incidents of lynching and various other controversial issues.
In order to do so, it has proposed certain guidelines that would require Whatsapp to unveil information regarding the origins of messages.
As doing so will contradict the end-to-end encryption WhatsApp provides, the company will oppose the proposed regulations. It will also be violating free speech and privacy rights.
Source: eHacking News