AFSPA extended in Assam by another 6 months
Guwahati, Sep 08: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended for six months in Assam effective from August 28 after reviewing the law and order situation in the state, a government release said on Saturday.
The act which empowers security forces to conduct operations, arrest anyone anywhere without prior notice has been continuing in Assam since November 1990.
The declaration was made under Section 3 of the AFPSA by the state home and political department, the release said.
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"Consequent
upon
review
of
law
and
order
situation
in
Assam,
in
the
past
six
months,
the
state
government
vide
a
notification
issued
to
this
effect
by
the
Home
and
Political
department,
Assam
and
as
per
Section
3
of
the
Armed
Forces
(Special
Powers)
Act,
1958,
has
declared
the
entire
state
of
Assam
as
'Disturbed
Area' w.e.f
28-08-2019
upto
six
months
unless
withdrawn
earlier",
it
added.
The Act was imposed in Assam in 1990 but it ceded its power in September 2017 and asked the state government to decide whether it should continue.