- The Government of India has decided to constitute a committee to study the possibility of withdrawing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from Nagaland.
- The committee will be headed by Vivek Joshi-the Additional Secretary (Northeast) in the Union Home Ministry and will include Nagaland’s Chief Secretary and Director-General of Police.
- The other members will be the Inspector-General of Assam Rifles (North) and a representative of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
- The withdrawal of the “disturbed area” notification and the AFSPA from Nagaland will be based on the recommendations of the committee
- The AFSPA gives immunity to armed forces when they use force in a notified area.
- The committee has been constituted weeks after a botched ambush by an elite armed forces unit killed 13 civilians at Oting in Mon district of Nagaland.
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