Under the AFSPA Act, the central government declared all of Nagaland a “disturbed area” for another six months on 30 December.
Highlights:
Beginning December 30, 2021, this declaration will be in effect.
The state’s situation has also been described as “disturbed and dangerous” by the government.
This decision came just days after the central government formed a high-level committee to investigate the possibility of removing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Nagaland.
For decades, AFSPA has operated in Nagaland. The central government believes that the entire state of Nagaland is in such a chaotic and dangerous state that the use of armed forces to assist the civil power is necessary.
The central government used Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 to declare the entire state of Nagaland a “disturbed area.”