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Nagaland as 'disturbed area'
January 3 , 2021
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- The Union Home Ministry on December 30, 2020 declared entire Nagaland as 'disturbed area' for six more months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.
- Nagaland has been under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for almost six decades.
- The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been in force in the Northeast since 1958.
- The Home Ministry had previously withdrawn AFSPA completely from the state of Meghalaya and some stations in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Currently, the AFSPA is in force in states of Nagaland, Manipur (except for Imphal Municipal Council), Assam, Some districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Governor of the state or the central government can declare the whole or part of the state or union territory as disturbed area.
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