Srinagar, Nov. 21 -- People's Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the safety of Kashmiris outside the union territory.

"Please ensure that any citizen of India, including Kashmiris, is not harassed in their own country," Lone said and expressed concern over reports of harassment they face across the country.

"Reports of harassment of Kashmiris across India are coming in. Stereotyping of a Kashmiri, unfortunately, is a favourite hobby across the country," he said in a statement.

The MLA from Handwara said the incidents of harassment were not new, but the intensity has increased over the past 10 years.

"It is not a new trend. It is just that it has become more chronic in th...