Ninong Ering, Congress member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh, has opposed the extension of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in some parts of the State, saying it was “misused by the Army.”
Mr. Ering, who represents Arunachal East in the Lok Sabha, said that in the name of the Act, the Army “harassed and tortured” villagers.
On April 1, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification extending the AFSPA for another six months, declared Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas falling within the jurisdiction of eight police stations in districts bordering Assam as ‘disturbed area’ under Section 3 of the Act.