Kalita said violence in the insurgency-affected areas of the Northeast has come down significantly in the last nine months due to which AFSPA has been de-notified from some areas.
Kalita said violence in the insurgency-affected areas of the Northeast has come down significantly in the last nine months due to which AFSPA has been de-notified from some areas.
Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen RP Kalita said on 1 November that more and more areas are still under its purview. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) will be de-notified whenever the standards of violence are reduced to acceptable levels.
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Kalita, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, said violence in the insurgency-affected areas of the Northeast has come down significantly in the last nine months, due to which AFSPA has been de-notified from some areas.
He said that peace and development is taking place in these places. Speaking to reporters after the wreath laying ceremony on the occasion of Foundation Day, he said, “This has been possible only because of the sacrifices that have been made by the Indian Armed Forces to ensure that the standards of violence are brought to an acceptable level. ” Headquarters of Eastern Army Command.
Asked whether there are plans to withdraw AFSPA from the northeastern areas where it is still operational, he said the situation remains dynamic.
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“As the norms of violence go down… the notification will be revoked in more and more areas,” he said. State Government in consultation with the Centre.
AFSPA was withdrawn from April 1 this year in several places in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on October 31 said that his government is looking at withdrawing AFSPA from two more places in the state.