Srinagar, Dec. 28 -- Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone on Saturday said "harassment" of Kashmiris in some parts of the country should be treated as a matter of national security, and urged the lieutenant governor and chief minister to intervene in the matter.

"This behaviour against Kashmiris in the rest of the country should not to be taken lightly. This is a matter of national security," Lone, the MLA from Handwara, said at a press conference here.

His remarks came in the wake of the alleged assault on a Kashmir trader, a shawl seller, in Uttarakhand.

Lone appealed to the Prime Minister and the Union home minister to treat the issue as a matter of national security.

The legislator from Handwara said he was compelled to speak after...