New Delhi: Amid renewed demands for the repeal of the controversial AFSPA, Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Monday said the law was a functional requirement for the armed forces in certain areas.
“Everyone knows what our view is on this subject. It is based on functional requirement and how the Army is supposed to be in a particular area,” he told reporters here.(PTI)
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