AFSPA puts Modi, Nehru on same page in Naga hills of poll-bound Manipur
The Hindu
Law is focal point of rally by NPF held in Manipur
GUWAHATI
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the same page in the Naga-inhabited hills of poll-bound Manipur.
The repeal of the AFSPA, said to give the armed forces personnel the license to kill, has been a major poll issue in the Naga areas of Manipur. As expected, the controversial law was the focus of a rally to launch the campaign of the Naga People’s Front (NPF) in Manipur’s Senapati on Wednesday.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.