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Now, AFSPA may not be scrapped
Vishwa Mohan,TNN | Mar 14, 2013, 05.47AM IST
NEW DELHI: Killing of five CRPF personnel by Pakistani terrorists in a 'fidayeen' attack in Srinagar may put the demand for withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir on back burner.
Though the security agencies and armed forces had never been in favour of withdrawal of this Act which provides them 'special' powers of arrest , search and seizure in 'disturbed areas' , the Wednesday's incident will give the Centre—specifically the defence ministry—a handle to snub the proponents of such demand at this juncture.
Even the proposal to partially withdraw the AFSPA from certain peaceful districts may go to deep freeze. Incidentally , Srinagar is one of the districts which has been identified for 'partial' withdrawal of this controversial act which gives certain protection to security forces while fighting militancy.
The other districts in this category include Budgam, Jammu and Samba where the J&K government had planned to revoke the Disturbed Areas Act, a prelude to automatic revocation of the AFSPA. Both the Centre and the CM Omar Abdullah had last year pitched for 'partial' withdrawal of the Act. But, the defence ministry had shot this down following the opposition to it from the Army.................http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMy8wMy8xNCNBcjAxMjA3&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
Now, AFSPA may not be scrapped
Vishwa Mohan,TNN | Mar 14, 2013, 05.47AM IST
NEW DELHI: Killing of five CRPF personnel by Pakistani terrorists in a 'fidayeen' attack in Srinagar may put the demand for withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir on back burner.
Though the security agencies and armed forces had never been in favour of withdrawal of this Act which provides them 'special' powers of arrest , search and seizure in 'disturbed areas' , the Wednesday's incident will give the Centre—specifically the defence ministry—a handle to snub the proponents of such demand at this juncture.
Even the proposal to partially withdraw the AFSPA from certain peaceful districts may go to deep freeze. Incidentally , Srinagar is one of the districts which has been identified for 'partial' withdrawal of this controversial act which gives certain protection to security forces while fighting militancy.
The other districts in this category include Budgam, Jammu and Samba where the J&K government had planned to revoke the Disturbed Areas Act, a prelude to automatic revocation of the AFSPA. Both the Centre and the CM Omar Abdullah had last year pitched for 'partial' withdrawal of the Act. But, the defence ministry had shot this down following the opposition to it from the Army.................http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMy8wMy8xNCNBcjAxMjA3&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
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