Union Home Minister Amit Shah talking on the Nagaland incident in Lok Sabha through the ongoing winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, December 6, 2021. (LSTV/PTI photograph)
Amit Shah mentioned on Nagaland firing – a case of mistaken identification
Expressing remorse over the incident in Nagaland, by which civilians have been killed by safety personnel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday knowledgeable Parliament that “a team of 21 para-commandos of the Indian Army on the evening of 4 December organized an ambush for the rebels in Ko Mon district” however “it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity”.
He mentioned a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and directed to finish the investigation inside a month. He mentioned the state of affairs was “reviewed in detail to ensure that normalcy is restored at the earliest” and that every one businesses “are being asked to ensure that such measures are taken while conducting operations against insurgents in future”. Let no unlucky incident occur.”
In related statements within the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Shah mentioned: “The Government of India expresses its sincere regret for this unfortunate incident in Nagaland and extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives.”
Government will amend NDPS Act, opposition says ‘dangerous legislation’
The opposition objected to a invoice launched by the Center on Monday to appropriate a draft error within the current Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which supplied a key provision associated to punishment for individuals who disable unlawful trafficking.
Opposition lawmakers – together with Congress, Trinamool Congress, Biju Janata Dal and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) – requested the federal government to withdraw and re-read the amendments to the invoice, saying it violates elementary rights of a citizen. violates the Act as a result of it offers retrospective impact on offenses starting in 2014.
He alleged that the invoice was “an example of poor drafting” by the federal government, and was “not responsive or sensitive” to the opposition’s objections.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
