Expulsion of senior leaders exposed Fazl's autocratic mindset, says Shibli Faraz.

ISLAMABAD -- Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz on Saturday said expulsion of veteran leaders from the JUI-F over 'principled criticism' on the party chief had exposed that the party was under 'worst form of dictatorship'.

In a tweet from his official handle, the minister said the termination of long-time party colleagues only for criticising its chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman showed the latter's autocratic mindset.

His statement comes a day after JUI-F, the country's largest politico-religious party, expelled four of its senior members for 'deviating from the party policy' and for 'creating party within the party'.

The JUI-F disciplinary committee took action against Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Gul Naseeb Khan and Maulana Shuja-ul-Mulk.

'Does Islam treat those who dissent in the same manner like JUI-F, which always cities examples from Islam, did with its disgruntled members?' Shibli asked from JUI-F leadership.

'Is this freedom of expression the JUI-F talks about?

'With the distribution of key posts among brothers and loved ones, people could no longer be hoodwinked by labelling the party as democratic,' he added.

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