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The Manipur government has requested the Centre to withdraw the reimposition of AFSPA from six police stations, citing public interest and a push for peace and normalization in the state.
Manipur faces escalating violence after six bodies were discovered in Jiribam, prompting curfews, internet suspensions, and state security measures. Protests over the kidnapping and killing of six individuals have led to property destruction, MLA house raids, and increased tensions.
The Union Government has declared areas in Manipur as “Disturbed Areas” under AFSPA amid ongoing unrest. Find out which police station jurisdictions are affected and what the AFSPA designation entails for local security measures.
The AFSPA has been extended for six months in four districts of Assam due to disturbances in Bangladesh, despite ongoing calls for its repeal amid concerns over human rights violations.
Ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities since May last year in Manipur left more than 200 dead and thousands homeless.
The AFSPA gives armed forces operating in disturbed areas sweeping powers to search, arrest and to open fire if they deem it necessary for the "maintenance of public order".
In a notification, the MHA extended the AFSPA in eight districts of Nagaland and some police stations of other five districts for another six months. The government had extended the AFSPA in September last year.
The Centre has announced eight districts and 21 police stations across five additional districts of Nagaland as 'disturbed areas'.
Home Minister Amit Shah said in the last five years, not a single fake encounter has taken place in Jammu-Kashmir. Rather the FIRs have been lodged against the people involved in fake encounters, he added.
The Assam government had last extended the 'disturbed area' notification under the AFSPA for another six months with effect from April 1 in these eight districts.
Manipur unrest: An approval was sought to declare the entire Manipur as 'Disturbed Area' for a period of six months with effect from October 1, 2023. The state in the recent days again witnessed unrest following photos of the bodies of the two missing youths went viral on social media.
The government has issued two separate notifications, the decisions have been taken after a review of the law-and-order situation in both states.
The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 gives armed forces personnel, operating in disturbed areas, sweeping powers to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary for "the maintenance of public order".
We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
AFSPA extension in Assam: The 'disturbed area' tag will, however, be lifted from Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district from April 1, following a review of the law and order and security scenario in the state.
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been facing criticism as several human rights activists demand the law to be scrapped.
Speaking on the flood situation in the state, Amit Shah while addressing a rally said, "Give us five more years, flood in Assam will be history."
AFSPA news: The government of India has also extended AFSPA in the areas falling within the jurisdiction of 16 police stations in four districts of Nagaland including five police stations in Kohima district etc.
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