India Northeast now a part of mainstream India: BJP The World Opinion April 2, 2022 The AFSPA offers safety forces sweeping powers in coping with insurgents and has been criticised through civil rights teams over alleged excesses. Tags: Assam bjp India Manipur Nagaland NortheastContinue ReadingPrevious NCP leader Sharad Pawar slams BJP for looking to ‘unfold bitterness’ in societyNext Congress claims cross-voting by means of AIUDF in Assam Rajya Sabha polls