Nagas want to withdraw AFSPA
An organization named Lotha Chhatra Sangathan said that now is the right time for the central government to listen to the voice of the Naga people and withdraw AFSPA. Apart from this, Pochuri Students Union, Kuki Impi Nagaland and Khasi Students Union have also demanded withdrawal of AFSPA. Let us tell you that the Armed Forces Special Power Act has been in force in Nagaland for several decades. In 1958, the Parliament enacted the ‘AFSPA’ i.e. Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Under this, military forces get special powers. Under this law, the soldiers of the army also have the right to shoot at the breaker of the law. The law was implemented throughout Northeast India including Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Court of Inquiry has been set up against military personnel
In a statement appealing for peace, Assam and Nagaland Governor Jagdish Mukhi said, “The SIT will investigate the incident from all angles while a Court of Inquiry has been constituted against the military personnel involved.” Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio tweeted, ‘The unfortunate incident of death of common people in Mons Oting is highly condemnable. I express my condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured a speedy recovery. A high level inquiry will be conducted by the SIT in the matter and justice will be done as per law. I urge all sections to maintain peace.
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