New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has once again decided to decongest the “disturbed areas” declared under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA, in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. Have done Shah said in a series of tweets that the decision has been taken in view of the significant improvement in the security situation in the northeastern region.
He said, “It is a historic day for the North East. The Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again decided to bring down the disturbed areas in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur under AFSPA. The decision has been taken keeping in view the significant improvement in the security situation in North East India. Shah said that for the first time in the history of India, Modi has given priority to security, peace and development in the North East and as a result the region is now moving fast on the path of peace and development.
He thanked the Prime Minister for bringing a positive change in the lives of the people of the North East and connecting the region to the hearts of the rest of India. “Congratulations to our sisters and brothers of the Northeast on this momentous occasion,” Shah said. The AFSPA gives broad powers to search, arrest and shoot at armed forces personnel operating in disturbed areas “when deemed necessary to maintain public order”. gives powers.
An area or district notified as a disturbed area under AFSPA to facilitate the conduct of operations by the armed forces. The Disturbed Areas Notification is in force in Assam since 1990. As a result of the significant improvement in the security situation during the Modi government’s rule, the disturbed areas under AFSPA were removed from the entire state of Assam except nine districts and one subdivision on April 1, 2022, officials said. One district… Now, it has been limited to only eight districts in Assam.
In Manipur, the entire state, except the Imphal municipal area, was declared a disturbed area in 2004 and has been in effect since then. On April 1, 2022, 15 police stations in six districts were taken out of the ambit of AFSPA. Officials said that from April 1, 2023, along with the removal of AFSPA from a total of 19 police station areas in seven districts of the state, AFSPA has been removed from the areas under four other police station areas.
AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland since 1995. It has been removed from 15 police station areas of seven districts from April 1, 2022. AFSPA was removed from three other police stations with effect from April 1, 2023, following the recommendation of a government-appointed committee, officials said. With this, a total of 18 police stations in eight districts of Nagaland have been removed from the list of disturbed areas.
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