Dr Meinya
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 11 2015:
Dr Thokchom Meinya, Lok Sabha MP from Inner Manipur today again urged the Union Govt to immediately intervene and direct the MHA to reconsider its decision to reject the report of the Jeevan Reddy Committee in public interest and immediately repeal AFSPA, 1958 .
In his zero hour intervention in the Lok Sabha yesterday Dr Meinya said that four Commissions/Committees have recommended repeal of AFSPA but recently the Union Home Ministry has recommended rejection of the Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee report.
Pointing out that the Act is now in application in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and the North Eastern States of India, Dr Meinya said the effect is so huge that many people have been killed in fake encounters and also many people have disappeared.
"If once this particular Committee's report is rejected by the Home Ministry, I am afraid things shall turn from bad to worse; and I, very respectfully, want to suggest the Government that they should reconsider this," Dr Meinya said in the Lok Sabha.