A tribal union in Nagaland has submitted a memorandum to the government, demanding immediate action against members of the security forces...
A tribal union in Nagaland has submitted a memorandum to the government, demanding immediate action against members of the security forces responsible for the killing of 14 civilians in the state’s Mon district over the weekend, NDTV reported on Tuesday.
The Konya Union, which represents the Konyak Naga Tribe – to which most of the killed civilians belonged – also demanded that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, be repealed in all North East states.
The AFSPA gives the military sweeping powers to search and arrest, to open fire if they deem it necessary for “the maintenance of public order”, and to do so with a degree of immunity from prosecution.
On Monday, the members of Opposition demanded that AFSPA be repealed as Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament that the Centre regrets the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland. The demand to repeal the law was also placed by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and his Meghalayan counterpart Conrad Sangma.
Meanwhile, the Konya Union has requested that an independent inquiry committee be set up to investigate the killing of 14 civilians.
It has also demanded that two members of the Special Investigation Team, which was constituted on Sunday, should be from Naga civil society.
The Konya Union, in its...
