Human rights activists constantly highlight the view that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) is a draconian act leading to cases of human rights abuses by the security forces. What sections of AFSPA are opposed by the activists? Critically evaluate the requirement with reference to the view held by the Apex Court.

Key learnings from their answer

• ›He substantiates arguments with named committees and their exact recommendations rather than vague references, N.K. Singh FRBM panel (debt-to-GDP ~68% to 60%, split ~40% Centre/20% States by 2023, escape clause, fiscal council) in Q3, M.S. Swaminathan (MSP = 50% + production cost) in Q2, and Justice Verma & Jeevan Reddy on AFSPA in Q18, Shekatkar & Naresh Chandra on civil-military integration in Q20. -> Memorise committee NAME + its one signature number/proposal as a paired unit; citing the specific recommendation, not just the panel's name, is what converts a generic point into an authoritative one.
• ›He runs an identical, scannable skeleton across all answers, context/definition, then '•' thematic headers (Importance / Challenges / Steps taken by govt), then lettered (a)-(d) sub-parts, then a one-line forward-looking conclusion, using arrow-led (->) nested micro-bullets instead of long paragraphs. -> Build one reusable answer template you can deploy under time pressure so structure becomes automatic and every point is instantly locatable by the examiner.