ISLAMABAD:
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Thursday hit back at Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, calling him a failed politician, who conveniently lied on a TV screen. television to stay relevant on the political scene. scene.
In a hard-hitting statement, JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghori said Gandapur’s real role was nothing more than a pawn planted to create discord within the opposition. He added that Gandapur was a cause of embarrassment for the founder of his own party.
Earlier in the day, while speaking to reporters after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) delegation’s talks with the government in Islamabad, Gandapur sharply criticized JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, saying the JUI-F leader was much inferior in stature. than Imran Khan.
Referring to Fazl’s allegations that the elections were rigged, Gandapur said the JUI-F leader was misled. “You have definitely been deceived; the promises made to you have not been kept. Name those who deceived you and don’t talk about us,” Gandapur said.
Responding to the chief minister’s harsh remarks, the JUI-F spokesperson said in a statement that Fazl was not misled, rather it was the PTI founder who was misled. Ghori warned that Gandapur was on a mission to divide the opposition and therefore bragged on television.
“Pawns like Ali Amin Gandapur are being used to divide the opposition. Ali Amin regularly apologizes to the establishment in closed rooms and when he comes out, he starts boasting,” the spokesperson said. He added that under Gandapur, corruption and plunder of government resources were rampant in KP.
The spokesperson mocked the KP chief minister for his escape from the PTI protest in Islamabad on November 26 following a government crackdown. “The person who left the workers alone in D Chowk and fled cannot talk about political ethics anymore,” the spokesperson said.
