Nagaland: Naga Students Federation urges Centre to repeal AFSPA
First Published: 1st July, 2021 21:24 IST
The Naga Students Federation (NSF), condemning the Centre’s decision to declare the whole of Nagaland a “disturbed area” under the provisions of the Armed forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958,
The Naga Students Federation (NSF), condemning the Centre’s decision to declare the whole of Nagaland a “disturbed area” under the provisions of the Armed forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958, on Thursday appealed the Centre to ensure that the “controversial law” is repealed once and for all.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), through a notification on Wednesday, said that “the Central government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of the state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and a dangerous condition that the use of the armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary”.
Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the AFSPA, “the central government declared that whole of the State of Nagaland to be ‘disturbed area’ for a period of six months with effect from June 30 for the purpose of the said Act”, the notification stated.
AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland for several decades.
The NSF, which is the apex body of Naga student unions, said in a statement, that the federation “condemns the overarching approach of the central government in extending the inhumane Act under the pretext of ‘Law and order’ problem in the state”.
Kegwayhun Tep, the president of NSF, denounced “the continuous attempt of the central government to paint the state as a land of lawlessness and chaos”.
The federation further appealed to the central government to objectively assess the situation and not act upon biased reports from their agencies.
“AFSPA is unconstitutional and has no place in a democratic state as it only encourages abuses and serious human rights violations by the armed forces acting on behalf of the state.
“The NSF, therefore, appealed to the Ministry of Home Affairs that the right steps forward are taken in order to ensure that the controversial law is repealed once and for all,” the statement added. PTI
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