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High-level committee to examine of lifting AFSPA in Nagaland
December 31 , 2021
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- The Government of India has decided to constitute a ‘five-member’ committee to look into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act “AFSPA” in Nagaland.
- The committee is headed by Vivek Joshi.
- He is the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- He would submit the recommendations within 45 days.
- Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry Piyush Goyal will be its Member-Secretary.
- The Chief Secretary and DGP of Nagaland and the DGP of Assam Rifles will be the other members of the committee.
- The AFSPA empowers security forces to conduct operations and arrest anyone without any prior warrant.
- It also gives immunity to the forces if they shoot someone dead.
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