Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday reiterated his aim of making Assam free from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and said that the state government is working towards it.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 8 (ANI): Around 40,000 kilograms of drugs were destroyed in the North-Eastern states in the presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Home Minister's office said on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from other northeastern states.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Wednesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for the next six months.