Jammu, Feb 03 (KNB): Putting an end to all speculations over the moderation or revocation of controversial law Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by stating that situation was not conducive for withdrawing AFSPA has raised question over the recent reports in which it was said several rounds of high-level discussions have taken place between the Defense and Home ministries in New Delhi to moderate the AFSPA, which gives special powers to security forces.
While replying to the discussion on Demand of Grants for the Departments under her charge, Mehbooba Mufti said her Government is keen that laws like AFSPA are withdrawn and for that conducive atmosphere is created.
She regretted that as the violence kicks up the corresponding footprints of the security forces, unfortunately, also go up while appealing people to give peace a chance to see the good changes take place on the ground.
She said political outreach is must to get people out of despair while maintaining that the mainstream political parties have a major role in this.
Earlier, it was reported that Narender Modi led Government of India is moderating the controversial law Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir for which several rounds of high-level discussions have taken place between the Defence and Home ministries in New Delhi.
Pertinently, all the mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir including National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, when in opposition time and again are demanding the scrapping of AFSPA.
The Hurriyat leaders have called the act “black law” which according to them is a license to kill any civilian in Kashmir.
Latest statistics show that the Centre rejected sanctioning the J&K government’s prosecution of military personnel in 47 of the 50 cases submitted since 2001.
The central government, starting 2001, received 50 cases from the Jammu and Kashmir government for sanction of prosecution of armed forces under the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the ministry of defence told the Parliament recently. (KNB)
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