Source: Hueiyen News Service / Agency
Shillong, January 30 2010:
Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary today said continuation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Manipur has become irrelevant in the present context even as he unequivocally called for involvement of the civil society in tackling insurgency in the Northeast.
"This Act has alienated the civil society more and more with the passage of time and has been in use for long.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has lost its relevance in view of the emerging role of the civil society in violence prone areas," Mooshahary said while addressing the closing function of the 12th North-East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference here.
"We cannot contain insurgency related violence by alienating the citizens.
We can do so more effectively by involving them.