Controversial Law AFSPA Extended In Nagaland For 6 Months
NDTV
Nagaland's rights groups and even the state government have been demanding the centre to withdraw AFSPA
The controversial law AFSPA that protects security forces from persecution has been extended for another six months in Nagaland.
The Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act, or AFSPA, gives sweeping powers to the military to operate freely anywhere that has been declared a "disturbed area"; no military personnel in areas where AFSPA is in force can be persecuted without the centre's sanction.
Nagaland's rights groups and even the state government have been demanding the centre to withdraw AFSPA. The anti-AFSPA calls recently turned intense after an ambush by the army's Para Special Forces went horribly wrong in Nagaland on December 4, when they killed 14 civilians who were returning from working in a mine at night. A soldier was also killed in a clash with villagers who turned up in protest.
