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Chidambaram welcomes Tripura Govt's decision to withdraw AFSPA from state

Chidambaram welcomes Tripura Govt's decision to withdraw AFSPA from state

May 28, 2015, at 07:00 pm

New Delhi/Agartala, May 28 (IBNS): Former union home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday welcomed the Tripura government's decision to lift Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the state, a controversial law which has been in force for 18 years to curb insurgency.

AFSPA will be gradually repealed in J&K: Mufti

AFSPA will be gradually repealed in J&K: Mufti

Mar 23, 2015, at 10:09 pm

Srinagar, Mar 23(IBNS) In yet another statement that could further affect the BJP-PDP alliance, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said his government will gradually repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state.

Irom Sharmila hopes to meet Modi in Delhi

Irom Sharmila hopes to meet Modi in Delhi

May 28, 2014, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for the past 13 years, has arrived in Delhi hoping to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.