New Delhi: The controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will stay as Union Home Ministry has rejected an official Committee recommendation for repeal of the Act.
A senior Home Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that a recommendation for rejection of B P Jeevan Reddy Committee report has been sent to Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Brushing aside all criticism against the Act which is dubbed as “draconian” by several human rights organisations, the Home Ministry said the Act was needed for Army to operate in areas hit by militancy or insurgency. The Reddy Committee had submitted its report in 2005 suggesting scrapping of the law as it was a “a symbol of oppression”. (PTI)
