India, April 30 -- People from both the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur will commemorate the second year of ethnic violence in Manipur with peaceful public gatherings across the state on May 3.

Meitei organisation, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), announced on Tuesday that it will organise a people's convention on May 3 at Khuman Lampak, Imphal. The event aims to unite scholars, community leaders, and citizens in a collective demand for decisive action by the central government.

Speaking at a press conference, COCOMI convenor Khuraijam Athouba expressed frustration over what he described as the Centre's selective handling of terrorism, accusing the government of being harsher on Pakistan-linked threats...