Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Guwahati on Tuesday said that the areas under AFSPA have been reduced in Assam and the government will make sure that it is removed from all areas within the state. The Union Home Minister said, “in the 1990s, AFSPA was implemented in Assam, it was extended 7 times. Meanwhile, the Union Home Minister Amit …
Ema Gyaneshwari opens her notebook, showing me her record of events, memories and thoughts over the decades of protests against the Armed Forces Act of 1958. “A large part of the state remains under the disturbed areas tag,” says Irom Sharmila, who fasted for 16 years, from November 2000 to August 2016, to demand the repeal of Afspa. “In a …
The story so far: On March 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the reduction of “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces Act in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland with effect from April 1. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, followed the Assam Disturbed Areas Act of 1955 to deal with the uprising in the Naga Hills and adjoining areas. …
