: After civilian killings, Nagaland Assembly passes resolution to repeal AFSPA from the North East #IndiaNEWS The Nagaland Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Centre

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After civilian killings, Nagaland Assembly passes resolution to repeal AFSPA from the North East #IndiaNEWS
The Nagaland Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Centre withdraws the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the North East, and especially from Nagaland.The resolution was passed in condemnation of the killing of 14 civilians by security forces in the state’s Mon district earlier this month. In a first information report, the Nagaland Police had said that the Army’s 21 Para Special Force had fired with “intention to murder and injureâ€? the civilians.On Monday, the Nagaland Assembly passed the resolution unanimously, which means that Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs of the state also supported it. The Nagaland government is led by the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, an ally of the BJP.The resolution also sought an apology from the authorities on the killings, and an assurance to provide justice.The following resolution was passed during the 10th session of the Thirteenth Nagaland Legislative assembly:@dipr_nagaland pic.twitter.com/JEhzB1jLKy— MyGov Nagaland (@MyGovNagaland) December 20, 2021 On the evening of December 4, the Army’s 21 Para Special Force had opened fire at a pick-up van carrying coal miners from Tiru to Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district, killing six on board. They had apparently mistaken the group of workers for insurgents.Angered by the killings, a crowd of protestors then set fire to the vehicles belonging to the Army. They opened...Read more

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