Exactly. That is why the Chapter VI A, which is to be added to the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, will be of utmost importance for the NE. And
yes, we have to wait and see how the government responds to the recommendation,
as it is already sitting on the recommendation of the Reddy Committee. As we in
the media understand, the Armed Forces establishment is strongly opposed to
repeal of AFSPA, though the civil society is strongly for it. The reasons for
the opposition are obvious.
Utpal Borpujari
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Good to hear from you Utpal.
We have heard of these RECOMMENDATIONS, time and again.
But what translates into action or what OTHER Avatar it might re-appear as,
are the big questions?
cm
At 3:48 PM +0100 6/25/07, utpal borpujari wrote:
Some good news for NE. The Administrative Reforms Commission, headed by
Veerappa Moily, has recommended that the dreaded Armed Forces (Special Powers)
Act, 1958 should be repealed. The gist of its recommendations made public a few
hours ago, goes like this : "AFSPA, 1958 should be repealed. To provide for
an enabling legislation for deployment of Armed Forces of the Union in the NE
States of the country, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 should be
amended by inserting a new chapter VI A as recommended by the Committee fo
Review the AFSPA, 1958. The new chapter VI A would apply only to the NE
States." I think Sanjoy-da (Hazarika) would be able to tell us more about
the Chapter VI A. As we all know, he was a member of the Justice Jeevan Reddy
Committee (The review committee), which also is understood to have recommended
its repeal. That report is not yet public, though. Utpal Borpujari
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