Tag: AFSPA
Assam Witnesses AFSPA Renewal for Extended Period of Six Months
Much to the dismay of civil society bodies, AFSPA has been extended in Assam for six months more.
Assam Gets AFSPA Extension
According to the Assam government release, AFSPA has been extended for a period of six months.
AFSPA Extended in Nagaland despite Repealing Pleas
The AFSPA has been extended in Nagaland for six more months after a notification was issued by the Home Ministry. The Centre asserted that the region was ‘disturbed and dangerous.’
Home Ministry Compels Arunachal Pradesh to Bear AFSPA for Six More Months
POLITICS
The ambit of the “disturbed areas” under section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 has been increased, after the central government’s decision to extend the jurisdiction of the state to three more districts of the state and further also extending its eight police stations to the areas bordering Assam
