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Union Home Minister was spotted canvassing against Janata Dal (U) candidate Brinda Thounaojam at the Yaiskul Assembly constituency in the Imphal East region.
The Manipur Congress manifesto released on Friday included the repeal of the AFSPA, free medical treatment for children, Municipal cultural diversity policy and others.
The controversial law AFSPA that gives sweeping powers to security forces has been extended for another six months in Nagaland, where the army is conducting a court of inquiry into an ambush that went horribly wrong on December 4.
Amid outrage over the mistaken killings of 14 civilians in a botched army operation against insurgents, the Nagaland government will write to the Centre calling for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told Lok Sabha that it was a case of "mistaken identity" and the Army has expressed regret over the incident