Assam: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned that they’re aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023.
In a statement, Assam Chief Minister mentioned, “We are aiming at withdrawing AFSPA completely from Assam by the end of 2023. We will also rope in ex-military personnel to train our police force.”
Earlier in March, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that the Assam authorities was working to take away the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from 5 extra districts because the legislation and order state of affairs within the state had improved significantly over the last two years.Â
The elimination of the AFSPA from 60 % of the state and signing of peace accords with a number of armed teams of the state has led to an environment of peace, the Chief Minister mentioned whereas addressing a press convention to mark the completion of two years of his authorities.
”Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s varied initiatives has led to peace agreements with a number of armed teams, elimination of AFSPA from 60 % of the state, in addition to resolving boundary points with Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya”, he mentioned.
He mentioned that this has given a message of hope for the youth and ”we hope that the AFSPA may also be eliminated from 5 extra districts by the end of this yr”.
The centre had eliminated AFSPA from April 1,2022 from your complete state of Assam barring 9 districts and a sub-division of Cachar district and later it was eliminated from the Lakhipur sub-division and West Karbi Anglong district.
The state was declared a ‘disturbed space’ beneath AFSPA through the intervening night time of November 27-28, 1990 and this was prolonged each six months since then.
Sarma mentioned that the border dispute with Arunachal Pradesh has been completely resolved whereas with Meghalaya, an settlement was reached in six of the 12 disputed areas and talks for the remaining areas will begin subsequent month, he mentioned.
The Assam authorities has additionally taken steps to search out an amicable answer to the border points with Mizoram and Nagaland, he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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