Nagaland firing: Tribal body demands repeal of AFSPA, Assam Rifles to vacate Mon district

Konyak Union, an influential tribal body in Nagaland, has sent a five-point memorandum to the President, seeking action against the defence personnel involved in the killing of civilians in the Mon district and repeal of AFSPA from the Northeast.

Amid outrage over the civilian killing in Nagaland’s Mon district, an influential tribal body has sent a five-point memorandum to the President, seeking action against the defence personnel involved in the incident and repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire North East region.

Konyak Union, the tribal body, also demanded to conduct an independent inquiry under a competent investigating agency and vacate the Assam Rifles from Mon district.