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The Nagaland Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Union government withdraws the draconian AFSPA from the North East, and especially from Nagaland.

The families of 14 civilians who were shot and killed by the Indian forces in Nagaland earlier this month have said that they will not accept compensation from the governments until the soldiers involved in the civilian killings are punished and the draconian AFSPA is repealed.

Konyak Union, an influential tribal body in Nagaland, on Saturday demanded an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his "misleading statement" in Parliament on the killing of civilians by Indian forces last week.

Konyak Union, an influential tribal body in Nagaland, has sent a memorandum to the President, seeking removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire North East region and action against the soldiers involved in the civilian killings.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio demanded the removal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, a day after more than a dozen villagers were shot and killed by soldiers in Nagaland.

The Nagaland Police has lodged an FIR against the paramilitary forces after 13 villagers were shot and killed by soldiers, who thought the villagers were "militants", in the northeast state.