The Central Government has declared the whole of the State of Nagaland to be a 'disturbed area' to extend the operation of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act [AFSPA] in the state for a further period of six months with effect from 30th June, 2020.
A notification to this effect has been issued and the same was published on the official Gazette on Tuesday. In the notification, the Home Ministry opined that the area comprising the whole of State of Nagaland is in a disturbed and dangerous condition. Therefore, according to the Centre, the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, LiveLaw.in has reported.
Section 3 of AFSPA provides that the Governor of that state or the administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, in either case, if of the opinion that the whole or any part of such state or Union territory, as the case may be, is in such a disturbed or dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, the Governor of that state or the Administrator of that Union Territory or the Central Government, as the case may be, may by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the whole or such part of such State or Union territory to be a disturbed area.
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Background
The AFSPA is operating in the state for more than six decades now. Section 5 of the Act provides the following wide powers to any commissioned officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or any other person of equivalent rank in the armed forces:
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