ITANAGAR: Following sustained pressure from the civil society and the Arunachal government, the Union home ministry has withdrawn a decision to impose the Armed Forces Special Power Act ( AFSPA ), 1958, in the districts bordering Assam. The controversial act will be imposed for the next six months only in certain police station areas that have been declared as 'disturbed'.In a notification issued on May 5, the home ministry has declared Banderdewa, Doimukh, Balijan, Kimin (Papum Pare district), Likabali (West Siang), Ruksin, Nari and Oyan (East Siang), Roing (Lower Dibang Valley), Seijosa (East Kameng), Bhalukpong and Balemu (West Kameng), Namsai and Mahadevpur (Namsai district), Sunpura (Lohit) and Dulung Mukh (Lower Subansiri) police station areas as 'disturbed'.Earlier, in a vide notification S.O 869, dated 27.3.2015, the Centre imposed AFSPA in all districts of the state bordering Assam. The decision was strongly opposed by the people of Arunachal. Despite damage control attempts by Union MoS for home Kiren Rijiju, the people of the state kept opposing the imposition of AFSPA.