: Committee to decide on withdrawing AFSPA, says Nagaland after meeting with Amit Shah #IndiaNEWS A committee will be formed to decide on withdrawing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Nagaland,

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Committee to decide on withdrawing AFSPA, says Nagaland after meeting with Amit Shah #IndiaNEWS
A committee will be formed to decide on withdrawing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Nagaland, the state government said on Sunday. The panel will submit its report in 45 days.AFSPA gives army personnel sweeping powers to search, arrest, and to open fire if they deem it necessary for “the maintenance of public orderâ€?. Several members of civil society and tribal bodies have demanded the repeal of the Act after 14 civilians were killed by members of security forces in Nagaland’s Mon district on December 4.The Nagaland government on Sunday said the decision to form the committee was taken during a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. Apart from Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma also took part in the discussions.Briefed the media with regard to the meeting chaired by Honble @HMOIndia Shri @AmitShah on Dec 23, 2021 in New Delhi. Grateful to Amit Shah ji for taking up the matter with utmost seriousness. The State Govt. appeals to all sections to continue to maintain a peaceful atmosphere pic.twitter.com/a8CLuw3MM6— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) December 26, 2021 The meeting with Shah took place three days after the Nagaland Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the AFSPA from the North East region, especially...Read more

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