The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended in which state for another six months?
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 or AFSPA legislation, has been extended in Nagaland for another six months. The North-eastern state has been seeking to withdraw it after the alleged security operation near Oting Village in Nagaland that left 14 civilians and one jawan dead in December 2021. The law was first introduced by the British to suppress the Quit India movement in 1942