At a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party has formed its first government in a northeastern state with Sarbananda Sonowal taking over as the Chief Minister of Assam, its ally Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has reiterated its stand on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Maintaining a firm stand, the RSS mouthpiece Organiser advocated the need of AFSPA in conflict zones.
The Organiser, in an editorial, asserted that the Centre "should train and prepare state police to contain insurgency. Till then Army may be deployed and they should remain armed with AFSPA."
AFSPA is currently in force in Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and other disturbed areas of the northeast. The BJP is an ally in the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)-led government in J&K. While BJP has been firmly in favour of the act, the PDP wants its lifted in the state.
"These terrorists in league with pseudo-human rightists try to implicate Army jawans on fake grounds, even misusing girls for allurement. They try to drag jawans into court. The jawan is suspended and his life becomes miserable. The jawan is dragged into military Court and Civil Court as well. At this point of time, AFSPA comes at the rescue of such battling jawan," the editorial stated.
Hitting out at those opposing the act, the RSS said that there are people who "like Kanhaiya, support anti national activities in the name of free speech. They are ever ready to defend traitors in Parliament, fight in courts on their behalf and create opinion in favour of these terrorists."
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar has been facing charges of sedition for organising an event to support Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru.
The editorial also claimed that those Parliamentarians defending these people "are reported to be heavily paid by terrorist leaders for raising questions in favour of anti-national elements". The RSS, in its mouthpiece, also urged the government to investigate such Parliamentarians.
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