In yet another step for fight against AFSPA, Inner Manipur MP, Thokchom Meinya has introduced a Private Member Bill in Lok Sabha. For the last many years the MP has been insisting and urging upon the government of India to scrap this controversial and draconian law.
“The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, is a draconian law that gives Indian soldiers impunity in battling insurgencies in Northeastern India. The battle against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is a long, bitter one,” said Meinya, adding, “This unpopular AFSPA law originally framed by the British Colonial power to suppress its colonial subjects is still in vogue in this largest democracy of the world.”
Meinya stated that Supreme court, various commissions, committees including international bodies have recommended the repeal of this draconian law, “In 2004 the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that he will take steps to replace the AFSPA by a more humane law.”
“It is a fact that many people had been killed in fake encounters and several cases of enforced disappearances had been recorded in the country because of this infamous military Act,” informed MP.
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