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AState must protect the lives and rights of its citizens
However, attimes its own actions are a source of violence against
some of itscitizens Comment with the help of some
examples

Global Expert · Accepted Answer

Itis true that at times government’s
own actions are a source ofviolence against some of its
citizens

The Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958
in Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura has been a source of
violence against the citizens of these states

The Act has resulted in
large-scale violation of the rights of citizens under Articles 14,
19, 21, 22, and 25 of the Constitution

The Act allows any
officer of armed forces to arrest or shoot the person, use of force
and to search any premise on the basis of
suspicion

The act also bestows legal immunity
to the officials protecting them from
prosecution

Another example of
state violence on civilians is related to land
acquisition

In the name of
development, the state forcefully encroached upon the land of
people in Nandigram and Singur in 2007

When the civilians
protested they had to face brutalities of police

AState must protect the lives and rights of its citizens. However, attimes its own actions are a source of violence against some of itscitizens. Comment with the help of some examples