Jammu Tawi, March 12 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJP MLA in the J&K Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Wednesday expressed support for the Ministry of Home Affairs' decision to ban the Awami Action Committee (ACC) and JK Ittehadul Muslimeen (JKIM). Sharma criticized former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for opposing the move, calling her stance out of step with national interests.

Sharma said, "In J&K, two organizations, Awami Action Committee led by Maulvi Umer Farooq and Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Abbas Ansari, were working against the unity of India. Today, the Ministry of Home Affairs has banned these two organizations, and this is an appreciable decision. BJP welcomes this action, which was taken under the Unlawful Activit...