: AFSPA extended in Assam till August, says government #IndiaNEWS The Assam government on Tuesday declared the entire state as a “disturbed area� under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA.The

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AFSPA extended in Assam till August, says government #IndiaNEWS
The Assam government on Tuesday declared the entire state as a “disturbed areaâ€? under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA.The order came into effect on February 28 and will remain in force for six months unless it is withdrawn earlier.The state government said that it arrived at the decision of implementing AFSPA after reviewing the law and order situation in the past six months.#PressRelease | 01.03.2022Assam declared as disturbed area for six months pic.twitter.com/LY3Y7ykhs3— DIPR Assam (@diprassam) March 1, 2022 AFSPA gives Army personnel in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest, and to open fire if they deem it necessary for “the maintenance of public orderâ€?. In the North East, the law is currently in force in Assam, Manipur Nagaland and three districts of Arunachal Pradesh.Chief ministers of Nagaland and other northeastern states as well as several members of civil society and tribal bodies have been demanding that the law be withdrawn.AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990, according to East Mojo. It was extended in September.On January 1, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the state government will take a “pragmatic decisionâ€? when the Act comes up for renewal, The Times of India reported. He had expressed a hope that there may...Read more

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