SRINAGAR, Nov. 13 -- Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday called for a general amnesty for people involved in militancy-related activities during the 1990s and thereafter, saying they should be given an opportunity to reintegrate into society and lead normal lives.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Srinagar, Bukhari appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to consider granting amnesty to those who, according to him, had been misled during the turmoil of the 1990s.

He said many people involved in activities during that period had since returned to the mainstream, and argued that pending police cases continued to affect their ability to secure employment an...