Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that there is marked improvement in security situation in the northeastern States due to special attention given by the BJP led NDA Government at the Centre and added that it is due to this the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been lifted completely from Meghalaya and in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Singh said this while addressing the 67th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) at State Convention Centre in Shillong today and added that the Government was giving special attention to improving the internal security.
“Private investment and the economic activity would not flourish in the absence of peace and normalcy. During four years of NDA Government the security situation has drastically improved. When compared to the 90s, the insurgency related incidents have declined 85 per cent. There is 96 per cent reduction in civilian and security forces casualties,” Singh said. “Today, Tripura and Mizoram are completely free from insurgency and there is tremendous improvement in other North Eastern States as well. Due to this marked improvement in security situation the AFSPA has been completely lifted from Meghalaya and its coverage area has been reduced in Arunachal Pradesh,” he added.