AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam, withdrawn from four others

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Police on October 1 said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the State for six more months. At the Assam Police Day 2023 celebrations in Guwahati, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the ‘disturbed area’ … Read more

AFSPA extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

AFSPA extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

Notification from Ministry of Home Affairs marks out ‘disturbed areas’ in the two States Notification from Ministry of Home Affairs marks out ‘disturbed areas’ in the two States The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months. Tirap, … Read more

BJP has a solution for the problems of Northeast India: Amit Shah

BJP has a solution for the problems of Northeast India: Amit Shah

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP has a solution for the problems of Northeast India, which were unattained for decades. For political interest people were divided in tribes, hills and even districts. Addressing a programme in Guwahati to mark the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led NDA government in Assam one year in … Read more

PM Modi promises to withdraw Afspa from northeast

PM Modi promises to withdraw Afspa from northeast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) from all northeastern states in the future. Addressing a public rally in Assam‘s Karbi Anglong on Thursday, Modi said that violence in northeast came down by 75% in the last eight years, which led to improvement in law and order. … Read more

I am against Afspa, but have to also see national security: Manipur CM N Biren Singh

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The BJP is looking to form the next government in Manipur on its own. Chief minister Nongthombam Biren Singh told Bikash Singh that for the past five years, the BJP-led government had to face the “pushes and pulls” of a coalition government. He feels Manipur is witnessing pro-incumbency and said that he would work with … Read more

Time for Centre to revoke AFSPA, says Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio

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Nagaland Chief minister Neiphiu Rio has said it was time for the Centre to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. “We have been asking the government to repeal Afspa from the entire country. This is a draconian law. There are so many acts to deal with insurgency. India is a great democratic nation, but … Read more

LS members express anguish over Nagaland firing incident, demand probe

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Lok Sabha members on Monday condemned the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation by security forces in Nagaland and demanded an impartial probe into the incident. Members also called for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) enforced in Nagaland that allows security personnel to use force and even open fire after … Read more