Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act News
Northeast political parties have been demanding repeal of AFSPA.
Sarma said tribal insurgency is almost over in Assam.
Nagaland has demanded repeal of AFSPA.
The Assembly will meet at 9:30 am on Monday
The session comes amid demand to revoke AFSPA
The AFSPA has been continuing in Assam since November 1990.
Handed a humiliating defeat on her maiden foray into electoral politics, Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila on Saturday announced she would quit politics and blamed the people for letting her down.
The Centre will soon file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court challenging a Meghalaya High Court order directing it to enforce AFSPA in Garo hills.
The Meghalaya High Court has asked the Centre to consider enforcing Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in militancy-hit Garo Hills region in the state to help the administration restore the rule of law.
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