New Delhi: The Centre has extended the imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland by six months on Thursday even as a committee has been formed to look into the demand of removal of the law.
This comes at a time when there has been an uproar in the state following the death of 13 civilians, 6 of whom were killed in a botched-up operation in Mon district on December 4 by the Indian Army.
The incident caused a massive public outcry and the Nagaland Assembly passed a resolution demanding the repeal of AFSPA.
Only a few days ago, the MHA set up a panel to decide on the withdrawal of the “disturbed area” tag and the AFSPA, 1958 from Nagaland amid growing anger against killings of the civilians by the army on December 4 and 5.