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Army cannot operate in civilian areas without special law: Parrikar
Nagaland Post | IANS | New Delhi, May 29:
The Indian Army cannot operate in civilian areas without a contentious act that gives it sweeping special powers, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said, amid demands from several quarters that the act be revoked from Jammu and Kashmir and the North Eastern states where it is in operation.
“My department’s role comes into the picture when the army is asked to proceed and act in a certain area. At that time, the army requires protection”, Parrikar told IANS in an interview, referring to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that is in place in what are termed “disturbed areas”.
Asked about the possibility of revoking the AFSPA, the defence minister said that the subject came under the home ministry, adding it was needed by the army to “proceed and act” in certain areas. Manohar Parrikar also said immunity to soldiers should be total.
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