The 10 tribal MLAs said that the Tribal Affairs and Hills Department has been rendered defunct due to absence of the Minister of Tribal Affairs and Hills for the last 10 months and urged the chief minister to look into the matter.
Ten Naga MLAs in Manipur have demanded the appointment of a new minister to look after tribal affairs and hill matters amid the disruption caused by the ethnic violence in the state bordering troubled Myanmar.
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Ten MLAs, belonging to Naga-dominated constituencies of Manipur, on Wednesday requested Chief Minister N. Biren Singh to appoint a new Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister to look after the issues of tribals and hills regions efficiently and .