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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Tripura lifts controversial AFSPA -Prabin Kalita

Tripura lifts controversial AFSPA -Prabin Kalita

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published Published on May 28, 2015   modified Modified on May 28, 2015
-The Times of India

AGARTALA: The Tripura government on Wednesday lifted the Armed Forces (Special Powers)Act, (AFSPA) from the state with immediate effect, chief minister ManikSarkar announced. The Act has been in force in the one militancy-ravaged state since 1997, Sarkar told media the decision was taken in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

"Insurgency activitiesin the state are now reduced almost at zero. The demand for withdrawingthe AFSPA has been persuaded at various levels, but we could not take adecision because the security forces did not clear it," Sarkar stated.

TheAct was promulgated in the state in February 16, 1997 due to relentlessviolence and bloodshed. As per the provisions of the Act, it was reviewed and extended in every six months since then. The last six-monthextension was in November last year and it's term ends this month-end.

"Recently,when the proposal of further extension of AFSPA came to the government,we sought report from all concerns about latest law and order situationin regard to extremists' presence and activities. Finally, the securityagencies have agreed to the proposal of lifting the Act here," Sarkar added.

Sarkar said that initially, AFSPA was promulgated across two-third of the total police station areas but gradually the coverage of the Act was reduced with the improving situation. At present AFSPA was in fully operational in 26 police stations areas and partially in four police station areas out of 74 police stations and 36 out posts of Tripura.

"There is a qualitative change in the law and order situation and the development of the state is in take off stage. Peace loving people don't want violence rather insisted the government for development at par with rest of the country. So we also reviewed it found AFSPA need not to be extended anymore," he said.


The Times of India, 27 May, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tripura-lifts-controversial-AFSPA/articleshow/47444144.cms


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