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Kashmir's Unified Command can decide on AFSPA: Antony
Assam Tribune | New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS):
The final call on revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir rests with the Unified Command, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Friday. The Unified Command is headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whose call for partial withdrawal of the act has led to a raging debate.
"The CCS (Cabinet Committee on Security) last year decided to leave it to the Unified Command to take a decision on partial withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir," Antony told reporters here on the sidelines of an event.
Calling the AFSPA "a sensitive issue", Antony said he was "against any public debate" on the matter.
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