India, Dec. 27 -- People's Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday expressed serious concern over alleged harassment of Kashmiris residing in various parts of the country, urging the Centre to treat the issue as a matter of national security rather than an isolated incident.

Addressing a press conference here, Lone said "Thousands of Kashmiris, particularly from North Kashmir districts like Kupwara, have been living and working across the country for decades and have contributed to national integration."

"If we are treated like this in our own country, then what is our status?" Lone quoted families as saying.

He said, "While a few arrests have been made that's just a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of incidents being re...