The Centre has decided to constitute a “five-member” panel to look into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – AFSPA in Nagaland.
Committies and Meeting
The Centre has decided to constitute a “five-member” panel to look into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act – AFSPA in Nagaland. The committee headed by Vivek Joshi, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, would submit its recommendations within 45 days. Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry Piyush Goyal will be its Member-Secretary. The Chief Secretary and DGP of Nagaland and the DGP of Assam Rifles will be the other members of the committee. The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives immunity to the forces if they shoot someone dead.
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