Afspa Tripura

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying by commenting that the opposition party will remove immunity of the armed forces under AFSPA if voted to power.In another tweet, he said, "Mr Modi must also answer this question: why did he totally withdraw AFSPA from Tripura, Meghalaya and three districts...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday tried to corner Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the AFSPA issue, asking why he was mum on the withdrawal of the controversial Act from Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

Subhashini Ali observes what made Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to announce the repealing of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state.

The Tripura government on Wednesday decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas, was extended for another six months in Tripura, an official said on Saturday.

Tripura government has decided to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, (AFSPA) in 34 police station areas of the state for another six months from January 1 to contain insurgency, official sources said today.

The Left Front government in Tripura has once again extended for six more months the operation of the anti-terrorism law that gives full powers to the armed forces to take any steps to control terrorism, officials said on Friday.

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was lying by commenting that the opposition party will remove immunity of the armed forces under AFSPA if voted to power.In another tweet, he said, "Mr Modi must also answer this question: why did he totally withdraw AFSPA from Tripura, Meghalaya and three districts...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday tried to corner Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the AFSPA issue, asking why he was mum on the withdrawal of the controversial Act from Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

Subhashini Ali observes what made Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to announce the repealing of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state.

The Tripura government on Wednesday decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas, was extended for another six months in Tripura, an official said on Saturday.

Tripura government has decided to extend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, (AFSPA) in 34 police station areas of the state for another six months from January 1 to contain insurgency, official sources said today.

The Left Front government in Tripura has once again extended for six more months the operation of the anti-terrorism law that gives full powers to the armed forces to take any steps to control terrorism, officials said on Friday.