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IB (Intelligence Bureau) opposed extension of AFSPA in State
Assam Tribune | R Dutta Choudhury | Guwahati, July 11
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) had vehemently opposed the extension of the tenure of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Assam but the Union Home Ministry extended it following pressure from the Assam Government and the Army. Meanwhile, though the number of killings by militants in coming down drastically, the “extra judicial killings” increased sharply.
Talking to The Assam Tribune, RN Ravi, who recently retired as the Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), pointed out that withdrawal of the AFSPA is vital for restoration of normalcy in the North East region and that is why the IB had opposed the extension of the Act for one more year in Assam. He said that when the matter of extension of the Act in Assam for one more year came up, the IB opposed it as the situation in the State improved considerably, but the State Government and the Army wanted the Act to continue and the Union Home Ministry decided to extend it for one more year with effect from November last year.
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