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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.