Assam government declared the entire state as a “Disturbed Area”
Highlights:
- The Assam government has extended the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for six more months.
- The notification came into effect from February 28.
- Initially, it was the Assam Disturbed Area Act of 1955 during the agitation by Nagas in undivided Assam.
- This Act gave freehand to some extent to the Army that was repealed with the incorporation of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958.
- AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the government.
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