The government Thursday said controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be revoked in the State only after conducting a critical review of the security situation. “The need and desirability of revocation of AFSPA in various areas of the state require critical review of the security situation and other relevant factors,” Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, informed Legislative Council in a written reply to clubbed questions of legislators Shehnaz Ganai, Showkat Hussain Ganai and Bashir Ahmad Veeri. She said Disturbed Areas Act (DAA), which was enacted in 1997 had been…
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