Accusing the government of selective action in dealing with ethnic violence in Manipur, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) on Wednesday threatened to withdraw its MLAs from the state government and ask Kuki-Zo armed groups under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement to reconsider their cooperation with the government.

In a strongly worded statement, the KZC reiterated its demand for a separate Union Territory with a legislature, arguing that the existing political arrangement had failed to protect the community. It alleged that while the killings of Meitei and Naga civilians had prompted swift action by security forces, similar action had not followed the killing of Kuki-Zo civilians.

The statement comes amid renewed tensions between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities following the killing of three Meitei men near the Imphal East-Kangpokpi border on October 19, as well as continuing clashes involving Kuki-Zo and Naga groups.

Referring to the killing of the three Meitei men, the KZC alleged that security…