Manipur Assembly Defeats Move to Repeal AFSPA

The Manipur State Assembly rejected, by voice vote on 19th March 2007, a private member`s resolution to urge the Union Government to repeal the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA 1958. The resolution was moved by MLAs Radhabinod Koijam of the NCP and RK Anand and I Ibohanbi of the MPP.