Assam government aims to completely withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

“Our government’s aim is to completely withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state by the end of this year. Before our government came to power, previous governments had requested the Centre to extend AFSPA 62 times. Now the situation has been improving,” Sarma said in his Independence Day speech.

He said that during his tenure, four peace accords were signed with the insurgent groups and nearly 8000 militants have been integrated with the mainstream politics.

Furthermore, the CM said that his government is committed to making Assam a ‘Drugs Free’, ‘Corruption Free’ state.

“127 government employees have been arrested on corruption charges. Our government has taken the initiative to dismiss the arrested government employees from service,” he said.

Sarma also said that his government will bring a strong law to end polygamy in the state.