Nagaland citizens kick off foot march against AFSPA from Dimapur to Kohima

The participants were also asked not to show their emotions, heckle or harass military personnel on duty or disturb any military convoy.

“This is a purely non-violent and peaceful march. We shall silently march till the end,” coordinators of the march said in a release.

Dimapur deputy commissioner Rajesh Soundararajan on Sunday granted permission to hold the march on the condition that the participants would adhere to all Covid-19 SOPs and protocols.

The permit has been granted on the conditions that all the participants should be asymptomatic and fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and that the organisers would be responsible for ensuring strict adherence to the terms and conditions, the DC said.

The DC warned that any person or group of persons acting in violation of the conditions, including other existing orders, SOPs and guidelines for preventing spread of Covid-19 would be liable to be prosecuted under relevant sections of the law.