Tripura Govt Withdraws AFSPA after 18 years Wednesday May 27,2015

 

The Tripura government on Wednesday May 27,2015 decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.

Tripura Chief minister Manik Sarkar, who is also the home minister of the state said this decision was taken in the meeting of the council of ministers during the day. “We have reviewed the situation of the disturbed areas of the state after every six months and also discussed the issue with the state police and other security forces working in the state.

“They suggested that there is no requirement of the Act now as the insurgency problem has largely been contained. We would soon issue gazette notification in this regard,” Chief minister Manik Sarkar told

This Act was imposed in the state on 16 February 1997 following spurt of violence by the ultras. “When the Act was imposed there were only 42 police stations and two-third of the entire police station areas were under this act. 

The number of police station areas at present are 74 and out of 74 police stations 26 police stations were fully and four police stations partly under this Act till recently

When the Act was imposed there were only 42 police stations and two-third of the entire police station areas were under this act.
“The number of police station areas at present are 74 and out of 74 police stations 26 police stations were fully and four police stations partly under this Act till recently
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