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Guwahati, Oct. 31 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said his government is considering withdrawing AFSPA from two more locations in the state. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was extended for six months from October 1 with the continuation of the ‘Disturbed Area’ tag for Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts along with Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar in the Barak valley. The government had withdrawn the controversial law from West Karbi Anglong district as the situation “...

Assam has seen a lot of bloodshed. It is our duty to stop it and develop our state, says the chief minister

"Peace has returned to Assam and Northeast. Today, AFSPA is withdrawn from 65% areas of the state. In the future, we are considering withdrawing it from Lakhipur of Cachar and the entire Karbi Anglong district," Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

The entire state of Assam was declared a disturbed area and brought under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act on November 27, 1990. Since then, it has been... 31.10.2022, Sputnik International

Over the last year, many Desi Muslims in Lower Assam have got legal notices in decades old cases, asking them to appear before foreigners tribunals.