In Assam, Amit Shah has stated that AFSPA will be repealed in all areas of the state
*Paromita Das
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that improved law and order, as well as peace treaties with militant groups, led to the partial withdrawal of AFSPA in Assam, and that he is confident it will be repealed in its entirety soon.
In his address after presenting the President’s Color to the Assam Police, Shah stated that due to the efforts of the Center and Chief Minister Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, most militant outfits have entered into peace treaties and that the “day is not far when the entire state will be completely free from insurgency and violence.”
“The Armed Forces Special Powers Act has been repealed in 23 districts and partially in one.” “I am confident that it will soon be completely removed from the entire state,” he said.
According to the home minister, those who have surrendered and returned to society are being rehabilitated by both the federal and state governments.
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act”‘ (AFSPA) of 1958 is an act of the Indian Parliament that grants the Indian Armed Forces special powers to maintain public order in “disturbed areas.”
According to the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act of 1976, once declared “disturbed,” the area must maintain the status quo for at least 6 months. One such act, passed on September 11, 1958, applied to the Naga Hills, which were then part of Assam.
It gradually spread to the other Seven Sister States in India’s northeast over the next few decades (at present, it is in force in the States of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Changlang, Longding and Tirap districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and areas falling within the jurisdiction of the eight police stations of districts in Arunachal Pradesh bordering the State of Assam).
Another, passed in 1983 and applicable to Punjab and Chandigarh, was repealed in 1997, nearly 14 years after it went into effect. A law passed in 1990 was applied to Jammu and Kashmir and has remained in effect ever since.
Several sections have criticized the acts for alleged human rights violations in areas where they are supposed to have been enforced.
National politicians such as P. Chidambaram and Saifuddin Soz of the Congress Party have advocated for the repeal of AFSPA, while others such as Amarinder Singh are opposed
‘The next census will be an e-census, and the birth and death registers will be linked,’ says Amit Shah in Assam.
Earlier, on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the next population census in the country will be an e-census “that will shape policies for the next 25 years,” according to news agency ANI.
“The results of the next e-Census will shape policies for the next 25 years.”
“When the software is launched, I and my family will be the first to fill out all of the details online,” said the Union Home Minister at the inauguration of the census office in Amingaon, Assam.
“The Home Ministry has decided to incorporate modern techniques into the census in order to make it more scientific.” “The next census will be an e-census, a completely accurate census,” he added.
He also stated that:
The centre will create a mobile application to facilitate the smooth collection of data for the digital census.
About 50 percent of the population will be able to feed their data themselves after downloading the mobile application on their phones. Each family will be able to use the mobile application for filing census data.
After birth, the details of the child will be added to the census register immediately.
After the child turns 18, the name will be automatically included on the electoral roll. The name will be deleted after death.
By 2024, every birth and death will be registered, which means the digital census will be updated automatically.
A digital census will make name and address changes smoother.
Demographic changes, economic mapping, cultural, societal, and linguistic changes, and areas left behind in development parameters will all be reflected in the e-census data.
Despite a slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the modernization of the Registrar General of India will be completed by 2024.
Amit Shah, emphasizing the importance of the Census, stated that it depicts the “status of development, and what kind of lifestyle people have in mountains, cities, and villages.”
Shah emphasized that the census is important in many ways, but it is especially important in a ‘population-sensitive state like Assam.’ The Home Ministry will take the lead in raising awareness about the digital census.
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