A couple of months ago, Justice B. P. Jeevan Reddy Committee had strongly recommended the repeal of the controversial Act against which there is growing resentment in the North-Eastern states. The Act, which gives discretionary powers to the forces, has become a symbol of state oppression and a political tool in the hands of the insurgents to galvanise support among the locals. The regular incidents of indiscriminate killing of innocents, maltreatment of the local population and a few rape cases committed by the armed forces personnel constantly add fuel to simmering discontent in the states, thus making the provisions in the Act draconian.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006
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