In a significant move, the Central government has withdrawn the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district, marking another step in rolling back the controversial law from the state. Announcing the decision after a cabinet meeting at Janata Bhawan on Thursday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attributed the withdrawal to … Continue reading AFSPA withdrawn from Dibrugarh as state eyes second capital status