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Nagaland under AFSPA
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- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has declared entire State of Nagaland a ‘disturbed area’ for a period of 6 more months under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) with effect from December 30, 2019.
About AFSPA
- Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) came into force in 1958.
- This Act came into force in the context of increasing violence in the North-eastern States of India.
- AFSPA empowers security forces to maintain public order in disturbed areas.
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