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Amendments to AFSPA pending: P Chidambaram
Nagaland Post | IANS | New Delhi, Mar 31
A day after the United Nations Special Rapporteur asked India to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, home minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that his ministry had sought amendments in the AFSPA which were pending before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).
“These pertain to three sections in the AFSPA and it is pending before the CCS,” Chidambaram said when asked about the comments made by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns. Chidambaram said the report of the UN Rapporteur was both negative and positive.
“Yes, we take note of the view but that’s not a novel view as there are a number of people who have expressed the same view and there are others who have a contrary view, which is why the issue remains unresolved,” he said.
“After considering the Justice Jeevan Reddy report and all other reports, the view of the ministry of home affairs is that three amendments should be made to the AFSPA,” he said without elaborating on the proposed amendments.
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