Recently, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was completely removed from which one of the following States?

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Meghalaya . The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was completely removed from the state of Meghalaya . At present, AFSPA is applicable only in states of Nagaland, Manipur (excluding Imphal Municipal area), Assam and some parts of Arunachal Pradesh. AFSPA is applicable in an area after the area has been declared as disturbed. The AFSPA act 1958 empowers the governor of the state/Union territory to issue an official notification declaring the state or a region within as a “disturbed area", after which the centre decides whether to send in armed forces. Facts : Assam : Assam is the sentinel of north-east India and gateway to the North-Eastern States. The State has international borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan. Assam shares its boundaries with Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal. Sarbananda Sonowal is the current CM of Assam Jagdish Mukhi is the current governor of Assam. Arunachal Pradesh : It shares international boundaries with Bhutan, Tibet, China, and Myanmar. The state has boundaries with Assam and Nagaland. Shri Pema Khandu is the current CM of Arunachal Pradesh. B. D. Mishra is the current governor of Arunachal Pradesh. Meghalaya : Conrad Sangma is the current CM of Meghalaya. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya. Assam and Bangladesh are the borders of Meghalaya. Tathagata Roy is the current governor of Meghalaya. Nagaland : Nagaland is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Assam and shares the international border Myanmar. Kohima is the capital of Nagaland. Neiphiu Rio is the current CM of Nagaland. RN Ravi is the current Governor of Nagaland.