IT News
Imphal, Oct 1:
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) condemns the overarching approach of the central government in extending the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act (1958) for another six months under the pretext of “law and order” problems in major parts of Nagaland state.
In a press statement, NSF stated that the federation denounces this continuous attempt by the central government to paint the state as a land of lawlessness and chaos. The world is witness to the fact that Nagaland is a beautiful state being inhabited by peace-loving citizens, which is contrary to what it is made to look like by the impugned order. The history of excesses committed by the armed forces upon the Naga people under the cover of AFSPA calls for condemnation from all right-thinking citizens of the world.
NSF further stated that the federation, hereby, reiterates our earlier stand that the Naga people do not merit the draconian Act which has empowered the Indian Military and Para-military war machines with unlimited powers to extend evil claws and judicial impunity to arrest, torture, kill, and commit everything inhuman. Furthermore, AFSPA is unconstitutional as it only encourages abuses and serious human rights violations by the armed forces acting on behalf of the state. The federation appeals to the central government to objectively assess the situation and not act upon bias reports from their various agencies and that the Ministry of Home Affairs take the right steps forward in order to ensure that the controversial law is repealed once and for all from the entire Naga homeland.
