Announcement to exclude some areas in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur from the ambit of the Armed Forces Act or AFSPA was welcomed by the citizens and chief ministers of all the three states. Changing geopolitical situation in the subcontinent gave rise to insurgencies even in peaceful and progressive states like Punjab, which forced the governments to retain such tough legislation, …
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging his statement in Parliament over the Nagaland firing incident has "failed to raise alarm over the blatant misuse of AFSPA" and stressed that law cannot be used to "murder" citizens. In his statement in Parliament on Monday, Shah expressed regret over the Nagaland firing incident …
A recent incident in Nagaland resulting in the death of 13 civilians and one soldier has been extremely unfortunate. National security establishment considers AFSPA an absolute necessity to deal with the ever-evolving national security challenges, whereas some NGOs and human rights organisations find it draconian and consider it as State’s tool of abuse, oppression and discrimination. AFSPA, enacted by Indian …
