Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Center has decided to reduce the areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades of unrest.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Center has decided to reduce the areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades of unrest.
In a significant step, the Government of India under the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Shri @Narendra Modi After decades, the government has decided to reduce the disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 31 March 2022
The Act empowers the security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives security forces a certain level of immunity in case an operation goes wrong.
The Assam government had on March 1 extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) for six more months from February 28 across the state. The AFSPA has been extended after a review every six months since 1990. State government.
Home Minister Amit Shah said the reduction in areas under AFSPA is a result of “better security situation and faster development due to several agreements and consistent efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end insurgency and bring lasting peace in the Northeast”.
The reduction in the areas under AFSPA is the result of rapid development due to the improvement in the security situation and constant efforts by the Prime Minister to bring lasting peace and end insurgency in the North East and several agreements. @Narendra Modi Government.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 31 March 2022
He said: “Our northeastern region, which was neglected for decades, is now witnessing a new era of peace, prosperity and unprecedented development.”
thanks to PM @Narendra Modi Ji’s unwavering commitment, our Northeast region, which was neglected for decades, is now witnessing a new era of peace, prosperity and unprecedented development.
I congratulate the people of the Northeast on this momentous occasion.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 31 March 2022
Initially, the AFSPA was imposed in the insurgency-affected areas of the hills of undivided Assam, which were identified as “disturbed areas”. The hills of Nagaland were among those areas. Later, all the seven states of the Northeast were brought under AFSPA.