MAYAWATI REMOVES NEPHEW AKASH ANAND AS BSP NATIONAL COORDINATOR AND HER SUCCESSOR

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Tuesday announced that her nephew Akash Anand has been removed as the party's national coordinator and her political successor until the time he attains "maturity".

In a post on social media platform X, Mayawati wrote: "Along with promoting other people in the party, I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and my successor, but in the larger interest of the party and the movement, he is being separated from both these important responsibilities until he attains full maturity."

Mayawati further wrote that the "leadership of BSP is not going to shy away from making every kind of sacrifice in the interest of the party and the movement and in taking forward the caravan of Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkar." She also said that Akash's father, Anand Kumar, will continue to fulfil his responsibilities in the party.

Akash had been elevated to the position of Mayawati's successor in December last year.

Earlier, Akash was booked for allegedly making “objectionable” remarks during a public address in Sitapur on April 28. He had hit out at the BJP in his speech.

Akash later called off his two election rallies scheduled this week. Party leaders, however, claimed that the cancellation of these events was due to “personal reasons”.

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