J&K CM Mehbooba links lifting of AFSPA to end to terrorism
January 16, 2017  22:00
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today linked the revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act to improvement in law and order situation and success of security forces in ending terrorism in the state.
The success of the security forces depends upon when we will start revoking Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
"It also depends upon when we stomp out terrorism fully and slowly and steadily decrease the footprints of security forces. It will not be our success first, it will be the success of the security forces, she said in her address to Legislative Council in Jammu on Monday.
Mehbooba went on to add, "If we can control infiltration and militancy in the state, then we can start revoking AFSPA. Time is nearing by  when this will start happening. This has been agreed in the Agenda of Alliance (between ruling coalition partners PDP and BJP)."
She said it has been agreed in the Working Group that whenever the security situation becomes conducive, the laws applicable with regard to security will be automatically revoked, she said.
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