New Delhi, April 27 -- Bilal Gani Lone, former separatist leader who joined mainstream politics over two years ago, on Sunday said in an exclusive conversation with ANI that Kashmiris must be allowed to live in peace and harmony. He highlighted that nearly 2,000 people have been apprehended in the valley.

"Appeasement policy is over. Let us live on our own terms, [Kashmiris want to live] in peace and harmony. Give them respect. Those who misbehave should not get an address anywhere. That's it. There is no other option," Lone, elder son of Hurriyat Conference (HC) leader and founder of the People's Conference, Abdul Ghani Lone, told ANI.

Lone went on to claim that 2,000 people have been apprehended in the valley, while asserting that the...