Jammu, March 13 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJP MLA in J&K Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Wednesday welcomed the Ministry of Home Affairs's decision to ban the Awami Action Committee (ACC) and JK Ittehadul Muslimeen (JKIM) and criticised former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for opposing it.

Sunil Sharma said, "In J&K two organisations, Awami Action Committee led by Maulvi Umer Farooq and Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Abbas Ansari were working against the unity of India.

"The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned these two organisations. This is an appreciable decision. BJP welcomes this decision taken by the union home ministry to ban these two separatist organisations under the unlawful activities (Prevention) Act. No person and...