AFSPA extended for six more months in Assam
Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Wednesday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for the next six months. The move comes after the Supreme Court on August 20 adjourned the hearing on a plea, filed by a group of over 350 army men, that challenged the dilution of AFSPA till September 4. 