Aiming to withdraw AFSPA completely by end of 2023: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
First Published: 22nd May, 2023 21:15 IST
CM Sarma also said that the Assam government is also planning to rope in ex-military personnel to train the state police force
Assam government is working towards lifting the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act,
(AFSPA) completely from Assam by November 2023, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today at the conference of the commandants at the Police Training Centre in Dergaon.
CM Sarma also said that the Assam government is also planning to rope in ex-military personnel to train the state police force.
“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,” tweeted CM Sarma.
The AFSPA gives special powers to the security forces like it allows arrest of a person by the security forces without a warrant, enter or search premises without a warrant, and perform other actions for “maintenance of public order”.
The Centre had earlier decided to reduce the “disturbed areas” listed under the AFSPA in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam.
The disturbed area notification has been in place in Assam since 1990.
According to officials, the disturbed area tag, imposed under the AFSPA, was withdrawn from most parts of Assam barring nine districts and one sub-division of one district, as of April 1, 2022, as a result of the significant improvement in the security situation in the state. Now, it is limited to only eight districts in Assam.
Also Read: Assam, Meghalaya CMs for faster, amicable resolution to inter-state border issue
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Legal Action Will be Taken Against Those Involved in Arson and Looting MLAs, Ministers’ Homes: Manipur CM N Biren Singh
22nd November 2024
Live Assam: Father-Daughter Duo Killed in Road Accident On the Way To School in Bongaigaon, Angry Locals Torch Bus
22nd November 2024
Live Indian Student Dies on His Birthday, Accidently Shoots Himself at His Atlanta Home
22nd November 2024
Live Meghalaya To Tackle ‘VIP Culture’ With New SOP on Sirens, Tinted Glasses And Flickering Lights
22nd November 2024
WE RECOMMEND
Assam: Father-Daughter Duo Killed in Road Accident On the Way To School in Bongaigaon, Angry Locals Torch Bus
In the aftermath of the incident, enraged locals staged a protest, blocking the national highway and setting the bus on fire.
22nd November 2024
3 Assam Cops Suspended After Bangladeshi Infiltrator Escapes from SMCH
A case has been registered against the three personnel, and Hailakandi SP Leena Doley has initiated a high-level probe into the incident.
22nd November 2024
Heart Breaking: Assam Youth Beats a Lactating Female Dog to Death In Front of Her Puppies
The dog was desperate for food after giving birth to five puppies, and she ventured into the broiler farm and ate a chicken.
21st November 2024
Malaria Cases Surge in Assam’s Kokrajhar, 2 Including a Child Dies in a Week
A total of 1,901 cases were detected as of November 18, 2024 in Kokrajhar.
21st November 2024
Robbers Loot Rs 4.8 Lakh from Customer’s Account By Forging Signature at Axis Bank Branch in Guwahati
The incident came to light when the account holder identified as Rituparna Kalita, received a notification on his phone about an unauthorized withdrawal.
21st November 2024