Jammu, July 19 -- In a bold shift from separatist ideology, Bilal Gani Lone, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Independent Movement and a key figure in the Hurriyat Conference, announced that the separatist alliance has lost its relevance and public trust.
In a heartfelt appeal, Lone urged Kashmiri youth to embrace the Indian mainstream for a dignified and secure future, emphasizing that India's strength makes confrontation futile.
Lone, the elder brother of People's Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone and son of slain separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone, called for a new political vision grounded in realism. Reflecting on decades of conflict, he acknowledged that violence has brought only bloodshed, destruction, and generational loss to Ka...