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New Delhi : The Manipur Tribal Forum has requested the Supreme Court to provide security to the Indian Army. The Forum on Thursday told the Supreme Court | BLiTZ

The assurances of the authorities are not useful anymore and made in a non-serious fashion and are not even intended to be implemented, says the Manipur Tribal Forum

The respondents in the Supreme Court are avoiding the central issue of violence committed on hill tribes of the state and diverting attention into a discussion on their origins and cultivation of poppy.

In Manipur, a state in northeastern India, violence has erupted claiming the lives of 58 individuals, many of whom were Christians, and resulting in the destruction or burning of at least 50 churches.

MLA says that because of the impugned order, tension between communities has set in and violent clashes have erupted across the state

The Manipur Tribal Forum has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court The PIL before the top court has also prayed for directions to the Central Forces to immediately make secure and safe the areas where the tribals are currently residing

In Manipur, a state in northeastern India, violence has erupted claiming the lives of 58 individuals, many of whom were Christians, and resulting in the destruction or burning of at least 50 churches. The local Christian community has accused the Hindu nationalist government of supporting the attackers.

Apart from the PIL, another petition has also been filed before the apex court BJP MLA Dinganglung Gangmei challenging the March 27 order of the Manipur High Court on grant of ST status to the Meitei community.

Gangmei in his appeal said the HAC was a necessary and proper party and the proceedings before the high court were vitiated on account of not making the HAC a party.

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a batch of pleas on the Manipur situation including one by a ruling BJP MLA challenging the high court order on the issue of Scheduled Tribe status to the Meitei community and a PIL by a tribal outfit for an SIT probe into the violence that rocked the northeastern state last week.