Armed Forces (SPECIAL POWERS) ACT Flashcards
AFSPA IN ASSAM
*Has been withdrawn from four districts of assam
- in another 4 districts extended for another 6 months
Now how many districts in Assam will have AFSPA?
4 out of 35 districts will have AFSPA
Name of the four districts from where AFSPA has been removed
JORHAT
GOLAGHAT
KARBI ANGLONG
DIMA HASAN
Name of districts where AFSPA will still be in place?
Dilrugarh
Tinsukia
Sivasagar
Charaideo
When was the disturbed area notification applied to whole of assam
1990
Last year center removed “disturbed area” notification under AFSPA from entire state except?
9 districts and 1 sub division of another district
What powers are given to army,state and central police forces?
Shoot to kill
Search houses
Destroy any property disturbed
On which movement backdrop was AFSPA launched
8th August 1942 QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
Gandhi,nehru,Patel were sent to jail under this
Who promulgated the AFSPA ORDINANCE 1942
Viceroy Linlithgow
Indian parliament enacted how many acts under AFSPA for different regions
AFSPA (Assam and manipur) act,1958
AFSPA ( punjab and chandigarh ) special powers act, 1983
AFSPA (Jammu and kashmir) special powers act, 1990
When the power to declare a territory “disturbed” passed to center from states
1972
Under SECTION 3 - either governor or central government can declare it.
Currently AFSPA is in force in?
JAMMU KASHMIR
NAGALAND
ASSAM
MANIPUR
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Where was AFSPA repealed
From TRIPURA-2015
From Meghalaya-2018
Which committee recommended a complete repeal of the law
2004 JEEVAN REDDY
When did SC rebuke for AFSPA
2016
