Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari on Thursday urged the Government of India to announce a general amnesty for all those who had been involved in anti-national activities during the 1990s and thereafter.

He said that since the people of Jammu and Kashmir have now chosen the path of peace and normalcy, everyone who had been misled in the past should be forgiven and given an opportunity to lead a normal life.

He made this appeal while addressing a press conference in Srinagar.

Bukhari said that during the 1990s, some of youth were misled into following a narrative that went against the peace and stability of the country.

"However, the situation has changed now. Many of those people have returned to the mainstream, and...