More AFSPA areas to be de-notified if violence subsides: Lt Gen Kalita

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More AFSPA areas to be de-notified if violence subsides: Lt Gen Kalita

KOLKATA: Eastern Army Commander Rana Pratap on Tuesday said that more and more areas covered by AFSPA will be de-notified when the parameters of violence in these places come down to acceptable levels.

Kalita, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, said violence in the insurgency-affected areas of the Northeast had significantly reduced in the last nine months, which led to the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. (AFSPA) from certain areas.
He said that peace and development are beginning in these places.

Speaking to the media after the wreath-laying ceremony on the occasion of the Foundation Day, he said that this was possible only because of the sacrifices made by the Indian Armed Forces to bring down the parameters of violence to an acceptable level. has been given in making sure. Headquarters of the Eastern Army Command.
Asked whether there was a plan to withdraw AFSPA from the North East where it was still functioning, he said the situation was dynamic.

“As the parameters of violence come down … more and more areas will see de-notification,” he said, adding that it would depend on the local police ensuring the restoration of law and order. Worth making, this call has to be made by a state. Government in consultation with the Centre.

AFSPA was withdrawn from several places in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur from April 1 this year.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said his government is considering withdrawing AFSPA from two more places in the state.

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