New Delhi, August 19 - Lord Meghnad Desai, noted economist and professor emeritus of the London School of Economics, Wednesday hit out at the BJP for expelling Jaswant Singh, saying 'it was a bad move' and the party had made a 'fool of itself'.

'It is a very bad move by the BJP for it shows how intolerant the party has become,' Lord Desai, who was presented the launch of Jaswant Singh's book, told IANS in the capital.

Singh was expelled from the primary membership of his party for his interpretation of Mohammed Ali Jinnah's role in the partition the country in 1947 in his book, 'Jinnah- India, Partition and Independence' barely two days after it was released.

Singh held Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel responsible for the partition in his book saying Jinnah had been unnecessarily demonised.

'Jaswant has written a fine book which needs analysing , discussing and debating. He has raised very interesting questions. It's a pity that that the BJP has not read the book and has made a fool of itself,' Lord Desai, who was present at the launch of the book, told IANS.

He said the party had acted in a 'pre-determined manner without any evidence'.

'Our minds are closed and we have nothing more to learn. I feel very sorry for the BJP and I wish that India had a decent opposition party,' Lord Desai said.

Lord Desai said BJP was 'not a party of the future'.