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20.03.2018

Civil

Amendment in AFSPA

MANU/PIBU/0557/2018

There is no proposal to amend the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990. There is no proposal under consideration of Government of India to withdraw the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 from Jammu and Kashmir. However, a proposal is under consideration to make Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 more operationally effective and humane.

Tags : AFSPA Amendment Proposal

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