Armed Forces

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE ARMED FORCES (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT, 1958

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF family AFFAIRS
2005

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CONTENTS

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Part-I

Introduction

4-9

Part-II

Legal and Constitutional aspects

10-41

Part-Ill

Feed back accepted by the Committee (Representations, public hearings, etc.) 42-66

Part-IV

Recommendations

67-81

Part-V

Draft Chapter to be inserted in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 82-90

Annexures - I to XIV

92-147

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Irom Sharmila since 2001 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (hereinafter referred to AFSPA), the confederacy Home Minister visited Manipur in September 2004 and suss outed the situation with the officers of the deposit Govt. and the Security/Intelligence agencies. During this visit Apunba Lup and many delegations and citizen groups raised a demand for revocation of the AFSPA. There were other groups who

demanded a review of the Act or favoured retaining the Act. During the visit of the blossom Minister to Manipur in, November 2004, several(prenominal) organizations including the Apunba Lup and many other individuals met the Prime Minister with similar pleas. The Prime Minister assured them that the cardinal Govt. consider their demand sympathetically. 2. The Central Government, accordingly, set up a 5-Member...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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