Army Chief General V K Singh has said any dilution in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, AFSPA, will impinge adversely on the operations of security forces in troubled states of the country. In an interview in the upcoming edition of 'Sainik Samachar', the Defence Ministry's official fortnightly, Gen Singh said, while operating against terrorists, insurgents and anti-national elements in constrained and trying circumstances, the armed forces need requisite legal protection. The law is in force in Jammu and Kashmir and some North Eastern states. On reported misuse of AFSPA, Gen. Singh said adequate measures have been instituted at organisational and functional levels to ensure that the powers entrusted through the Act are not misused. AIR correspondent reports, following reports of misuse of AFSPA that gives wide powers to the armed forces to shoot, arrest and search, the Home Ministry has indicated that it was considering the recommendations of the Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee and Administrative Reforms Commission to make changes in the law.