By A Staff Reporter : Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is on a one-day visit to Assam.on Saturday lauded the Centre and the state government for significantly reducing the footprint of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the northeast.Speaking at the felicitation ceremony of 1971 War Veterans in Guwahati, he said that the removal of AFSPA had been going on in the north-eastern states for the last three to four years.In his words, "It is no small matter that for the last 3-4 years, work has been done to remove AFSPA in the north-eastern states. Recently, AFSPA has been completely removed from 23 districts of Assam. AFSPA has been removed from 15 police stations in Manipur and Nagaland. That means a lot. It is the result of lasting peace and stability in the region. "
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