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Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah was in the northeast for the first time since last December's Nagaland firing incident and the violence that follow, which left 14 dead in Nagaland. That incident has brought the focus back on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, with chief ministers in the northeast seeking withdrawal of the controversial law that give sweeping powers to the military. Mr Shah campaigned in Manipur, where the opposition parties have made AFSPA a big issue. The Home Minister was, however, silent on AFSPA when he was in Manipur, where elections are being held in two phases. Five years ago, human rights activist Irom Sharmila broke her long fast in protest against AFSPA and unsuccessfully contested the elections with a call to ensure AFSPA was removed. This time, the Nagaland incident has had a spill-over effect in the Manipur elections. "We kept our promise of blockade- and bandh-mukt Manipur. I take pride in the fact that the Biren Singh government has transformed Manipur into path of peace. (Chief Minister) Biren Singh is a former footballer; he knows how to score a goal and also defend the goal post," Mr Shah said. Mr Shah spoke at a rally in Churachandpur yesterday, where three months ago an army Colonel, his wife and son, and four jawans died in an ambush by insurgents. All parties barring the BJP have promised the immediate repeal of AFSPA in Manipur if voted to power. Neena Ningombam, 46, a mother of two boys, is among hundreds of AFSPA widows in Manipur. She says she can't forget the day her husband, Michael, was picked up by police commandos on his way home in Imphal and shot dead in what has now been proven in court as fake encounter.

Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah was in the northeast for the first time since last December's Nagaland firing incident and the violence that follow, which left 14 dead in Nagaland. That incident has brought the focus back on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, with chief ministers in the northeast seeking withdrawal of the controversial law that give sweeping powers to the military. Mr Shah campaigned in Manipur, where the opposition parties have made AFSPA a big issue. The Home Minister was, however, silent on AFSPA when he was in Manipur, where elections are being held in two phases. Five years ago, human rights activist Irom Sharmila broke her long fast in protest against AFSPA and unsuccessfully contested the elections with a call to ensure AFSPA was removed. This time, the Nagaland incident has had a spill-over effect in the Manipur elections. "We kept our promise of blockade- and bandh-mukt Manipur. I take pride in the fact that the Biren Singh government has transformed Manipur into path of peace. (Chief Minister) Biren Singh is a former footballer; he knows how to score a goal and also defend the goal post," Mr Shah said. Mr Shah spoke at a rally in Churachandpur yesterday, where three months ago an army Colonel, his wife and son, and four jawans died in an ambush by insurgents. All parties barring the BJP have promised the immediate repeal of AFSPA in Manipur if voted to power. Neena Ningombam, 46, a mother of two boys, is among hundreds of AFSPA widows in Manipur. She says she can't forget the day her husband, Michael, was picked up by police commandos on his way home in Imphal and shot dead in what has now been proven in court as fake encounter.

Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah was in the northeast for the first time since last December's Nagaland firing incident and the violence that follow, which left 14 dead in Nagaland. That incident has brought the focus back on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, with chief ministers in the northeast seeking withdrawal of the controversial law that give sweeping powers to the military. Mr Shah campaigned in Manipur, where the opposition parties have made AFSPA a big issue. The Home Minister was, however, silent on AFSPA when he was in Manipur, where elections are being held in two phases. Five years ago, human rights activist Irom Sharmila broke her long fast in protest against AFSPA and unsuccessfully contested the elections with a call to ensure AFSPA was removed. This time, the Nagaland incident has had a spill-over effect in the Manipur elections. "We kept our promise of blockade- and bandh-mukt Manipur. I take pride in the fact that the Biren Singh government has transformed Manipur into path of peace. (Chief Minister) Biren Singh is a former footballer; he knows how to score a goal and also defend the goal post," Mr Shah said. Mr Shah spoke at a rally in Churachandpur yesterday, where three months ago an army Colonel, his wife and son, and four jawans died in an ambush by insurgents. All parties barring the BJP have promised the immediate repeal of AFSPA in Manipur if voted to power. Neena Ningombam, 46, a mother of two boys, is among hundreds of AFSPA widows in Manipur. She says she can't forget the day her husband, Michael, was picked up by police commandos on his way home in Imphal and shot dead in what has now been proven in court as fake encounter.