Three weeks after six civilians were killed in an army ambush on December 4, and another eight people were killed in the violence triggered by the incident in the Mon district of Nagaland, the federal government established a secretary-general on Sunday. The officials chaired the high-level committee to review the possibility of withdrawing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland. The committee will submit a report within 45 days.

According to officials, India’s Registrar and Census Commissioner Vivek Joshi will lead the five-member committee, and Piyush Goyal, the additional secretary of the Joint Ministry of Interior, will serve as its member and secretary. They said that the Nagaland Police Chief and Chief of Police and the DGP of the Assam Rifle Team will be the other members of the committee.

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Earlier in the day, Nagaland Chief Minister Nefiu Rio, Deputy Prime Minister Yantongo Patton and Naga People’s Front Legislature Party Leader TR Zeliang signed a press statement saying that the decision to establish the committee was made by the Federal Minister of Interior Made at a meeting chaired by Amit Shah. December 23. A meeting was held to discuss the current situation in Nagaland. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also attended the meeting.

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The statement said: “The committee will submit a report within 45 days. The withdrawal of the disturbance zone from Nagaland and AFSPA will be based on the committee’s recommendations.”

When meeting with the Federal Minister of the Interior on December 23, the Nagaland State delegation left a deep impression on him and immediately replaced the Assamese rifle unit in the Mon district. Repeal the requirements of AFSPA-This bill gives the armed forces broad powers to make arrests without arrests. Since the events of December 4th to 5th, Nagaland and other northeastern states have issued arrest warrants and even shot and killed people under certain circumstances in “disturbed areas.” In the past few weeks, the state has witnessed large-scale protest rallies in the eastern region and the capital Koshima, demanding the repeal of the law.

Just after the incident on December 4, Rio Tinto called for the abolition of Nagaland State, which “has been opposed to AFSPA.” Conrad Sanma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya State, also called for the “abolition of AFSPA” in a tweet on December 6.

At a special one-day meeting held on December 20, the Nagaland State Council unanimously decided to abolish AFSPA. It said that the House of Representatives “appreciated and supported” citizens and civil society organizations’ demands for the abolition of AFSPA and justice, and called on “all departments to follow democratic norms and non-violence in collective efforts to achieve peace and justice.” Get justice”.

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