The other factor, he said, was "the impunity from prosecution given to them (security forces) by the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
"I had said that impunity of AFSPA should be removed in order to win the hearts of the people of Kashmir."
Bhushan said it was his view that the deployment of armed forces "in huge numbers within Kashmir not for external defence or to prevent infiltration but for the security of the people ... should not be done without the consent of the people of Kashmir.
Kashmir is an integral part of India: Prashant Bhushan
New Delhi: AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said Monday that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India and there was no question of challenging its accession to the country.Under attack for reportedly advocating a
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