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Conrad K Sangma joined the growing chorus for withdrawal of the law amid the civilian killings in Nagaland

In Assam as well, opposition parties echoed their demand for the repeal of AFSPA.

The commission has issued notices to the defence secretary, Union home secretary, chief secretary and the Nagaland director general of police, seeking a detailed report in the matter within six weeks.

Their statements came after 14 civilians were killed in Nagaland’s Mon district in separate incidents of firing by the security forces on Saturday and Sunday.

AFSPA - Armed Forces (Special Powers) Protection Act - does not mean security forces "can go around killing anybody", retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur told NDTV Monday, amid outrage over the deaths of 14 civilians in Nagaland.

The killing of 13 civilians by the Army in Nagaland's Mon district not just invited anger from across the militancy-hit state but also triggered fresh demand to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958, which gives the security forces "sweeping power" in the areas declared "disturbed" in the Northeast. As the news of the killings spread Sunday,

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma blamed the mistakes in party manifesto for poor show in the Lok Sabha polls. Congress poll manifesto promised to repeal Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and sedition law. “The very mention of three things, the repeal of sedition law, or of AFSPA, that was distorted to the hilt and misrepresented... I can’t blame, this was a bitterly fought election and they (BJP) did it,” Sharma told HTN Tiranga TV. The Congress manifesto had invited a shar...

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Monday lodged a complaint of alleged poll code violation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making statements about the Army and surgical strikes during his public meeting held in Balod district of the state on April 6.

Talking about Congress manifesto which mentions reviewing of AFSPA, PM Modi said that it has insulted countrys Army in its manifesto.

The NHRC chief recently praised the Union home minister for ushering in 'a new age of peace' in the region. Perhaps he knows something people in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura don't.