Will Remove Controversial Act AFSPA From Manipur If We Win: Congress
NDTV
AFSPA, which gives sweeping powers to military personnel in "disturbed regions", has come under increasing scrutiny after the killing of 14 innocent civilians in Nagaland
The Congress in Manipur has vowed to push for "the immediate and complete removal of AFSPA" from the entire state if it is elected to power in the 2022 Assembly polls. Congress rule removed AFSPA from 7 Assembly Constituencies. If Congress comes back to power in 2022, the 1st Cabinet meeting will decide on the immediate and complete removal of AFSPA from the entire state of Manipur, as stated by Working President & MLA @meghachandra_k.
Till then, the Congress urged the ruling BJP and Chief Minister N Biren Singh to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the centre for the law's immediate removal.
"... the Congress demands the Manipur Chief Minister and government press PM Modi and GoI for repeal of AFSPA in this winter session of Parliament, and (calls on the) Manipur cabinet for immediate removal of Act from the state," the party said.
The Congress also reminded the BJP that AFSPA had been repealed from seven Assembly constituencies (including state capital Imphal) when it was in power.
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