Chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati disqualified her nephew Akash Anand from serving as her political heir, stating that he must gain “maturity” before taking on these responsibilities.
- Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as BSP’s National Coordinator
- Akash Anand was declared successor in December 2023
- Case of Code of Conduct violation registered against Akash recently
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday removed her nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and party’s National Coordinator, saying he needs to reach “maturity” before assuming these roles.
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In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said, “It is known that BSP, besides being a party, is also a movement for self-respect and self-esteem of Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and social change for which Shri Kanshi Ram ji and I have dedicated our entire lives and a new generation is also being prepared to give it momentum.”
“In the same sequence, along with promoting other people in the party, I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and his 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,” she added.
Mayawati further informed that Anand Kumar, Akash’s father, will continue in his role with the party.
On December 10 last year, Mayawati declared Akash Anand, 28, as her successor. Anand, who has done his MBA in London, was given charge of the party’s National Coordinator.
Akash Anand was recently in the news after a case of Model Code of Conduct violation was registered against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. The action came after the district administration took cognizance of Anand’s speech at an election rally, where he compared the BJP government in the state with the Taliban.
