I believe ulama are out of their depths here, more responsibilities have been thrust upon them or they have themselves taken up than they can handle and so they are doing things, without giving much forethought, which they hope will help the cause of the ummah.
The issues screaming for attention are too many, they are overwhelmed and we don't have giants amongst us anymore.
I say this only for the well-intentioned ones, who do not betray heretical leanings, like Azmi sahib.
one scholar told me:
have you read about Muballigh e Islam, Mawlana Abdul Aleem Siddiqi Meeruthi's actions during the communist onslaught on the ummah? He even wrote letters to christian priests and outlined for them what their responses should be and how they should react in order to stem the tide of communism. Had he done this today no doubt he would've been accused of sulha-kullism. really, that's what's happening to mawlana Qamaruzzaman sahib.
disclaimer: I do not have any reason to think that this scholar knows each and everything that is going on and I believe his comments are generic. He is not a sulha kulli himself, so far as I know. But he's done his Phd form an Arab country, if that matters.
Maybe Azmi sahib is trying to walk in the footsteps of Allamah Meeruthi ('alayhirrahmah) but ending up taking such decisions.
Shaykh Asrar has so far been able to give his times and circumstances a slip. He's a beacon of hope. I hope he continues to brave the waves of compromise and sulha and I wish he's able to bring to the attention of these senior scholars the huge issues that are at stake.
Allah('azzawajal) knows best.
wassalaam.