Guwahati: Unprecedented incident of anti-terrorist operations Assam Rifles going off-center NagalandMon district on Saturday shouted loudly to withdraw the more than six-decade-old Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, which gives the military broad powers of arrest and the right to “shoot to kill”.
Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, the Act is currently applicable to the whole of Nagaland and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur in the northeast.
It was notorious”petty massacre“In November of 2000, when the 8th Assam Rifles allegedly killed 10 civilians at Malom Makha Leikai, near Imphal’s Tulihal airport, that prompted the then 28-year-old. Irom Sharmila To start a hunger strike against AFSPA which lasted for 16 years. He said that he ended his fast as his protest had little effect on the government as the Act remained in force.
Protests across the states have calmed down since Saturday’s incident in Mon district. The first sign of renewed anger was seen across the state, including the venue of Nagaland’s ongoing Hornbill Festival in Kohima’s Kisama heritage village, where posters were put up as news of the incident spread.
“Remove the blood thirsty Indian Armed Forces from Nagaland”, “Stop Hornbill Festival, repeal AFSPA (1958)”, “Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 does not mean killing innocent people” and “Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958″ The repeal of the Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, forthwith.”
On June 30, the Center extended the AFSPA across Nagaland for six more months because “the entire state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous situation that armed forces are being used to assist civilians. Necessary.”
The NSCN (IM), which is currently holding peace talks with the Centre, said, “The Nagas had to face a trigger-happy Indian security forces in the past, under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of the Government of India/ Were working with impunity under the AFSPA, which is mainly used against the Naga political movement. Despite the ongoing Indo-Naga political dialogue, which greatly flourished over a period of more than two decades Violence against Nagas continues unabated. This is the most unfortunate part of India – the Naga ceasefire was signed in 1997.”
Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, the Act is currently applicable to the whole of Nagaland and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur in the northeast.
It was notorious”petty massacre“In November of 2000, when the 8th Assam Rifles allegedly killed 10 civilians at Malom Makha Leikai, near Imphal’s Tulihal airport, that prompted the then 28-year-old. Irom Sharmila To start a hunger strike against AFSPA which lasted for 16 years. He said that he ended his fast as his protest had little effect on the government as the Act remained in force.
Protests across the states have calmed down since Saturday’s incident in Mon district. The first sign of renewed anger was seen across the state, including the venue of Nagaland’s ongoing Hornbill Festival in Kohima’s Kisama heritage village, where posters were put up as news of the incident spread.
“Remove the blood thirsty Indian Armed Forces from Nagaland”, “Stop Hornbill Festival, repeal AFSPA (1958)”, “Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 does not mean killing innocent people” and “Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958″ The repeal of the Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, forthwith.”
On June 30, the Center extended the AFSPA across Nagaland for six more months because “the entire state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous situation that armed forces are being used to assist civilians. Necessary.”
The NSCN (IM), which is currently holding peace talks with the Centre, said, “The Nagas had to face a trigger-happy Indian security forces in the past, under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of the Government of India/ Were working with impunity under the AFSPA, which is mainly used against the Naga political movement. Despite the ongoing Indo-Naga political dialogue, which greatly flourished over a period of more than two decades Violence against Nagas continues unabated. This is the most unfortunate part of India – the Naga ceasefire was signed in 1997.”
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