Calling it her “remaining resolution”, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati mentioned on Saturday that none of her brother Anand Kumar’s sons — Akash Anand and Ishan Anand — will likely be given any political place throughout the occasion.
She made the announcement days after removing her nephew Akash, who was holding key positions, from the occasion’s tasks, highlighting the issues plaguing the occasion management forward of polls in Uttar Pradesh.
Mayawati mentioned if Anand Kumar stays together with her and wishes help, he can search assist from his solely daughter, Kumari Deepika Anand, who’s at present finding out legislation, given the present political state of affairs.
In an extended publish on X in Hindi, Mayawati mentioned she is barely involved day and evening in regards to the pursuits and welfare of the ”Bahujan Samaj household’.
“Like Kanshi Ram ji, I too have all the time stored my brothers, sisters, younger relations, and shut relations away from positions as MP, MLA, minister, or some other publish providing political profit, by confining them to occasion work,” she mentioned.
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“Not solely this, since I’m single, I’m compelled to maintain certainly one of my siblings — lastly my youngest brother Anand Kumar — with me. He not solely takes care of me however has additionally been finishing up necessary occasion tasks below my supervision for a very long time. Nevertheless, if his relations additionally make the most of this, then it won’t be within the curiosity of the occasion and the motion,” she mentioned.
Making her resolution clear, the BSP chief mentioned, “Subsequently, as we speak it’s my remaining resolution and pledge that in return, none of his sons, specifically, will likely be allowed to interact in politics by holding any place, large or small, throughout the BSP. If Anand Kumar, whereas remaining with me, wants one other member to help him, then within the present political state of affairs, he can search the assistance of his solely daughter, Kumari Deepika Anand, who’s at present finding out legislation. He can then, primarily based on her honesty, loyalty, and effectivity, assign her his personal tasks throughout the occasion as wanted.”
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She mentioned he shouldn’t entrust this duty to his two sons nor to any of their younger youngsters sooner or later. She mentioned if his daughter is unwilling to take duty, he could, with the occasion’s consensus, hand over his duty to a different missionary employee from throughout the occasion’s Dalit group.
“That is the necessity of the hour and within the occasion’s finest curiosity,” Mayawati mentioned.
She mentioned since Kanshi Ram ji stood firmly in opposition to nepotism, she, as his disciple, can be dedicated to it.
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“If I weren’t a woman, I would not have stored any of my brothers and sisters with me, similar to Kanshi Ram ji. Nevertheless, as a result of I’m a woman, I’ve been compelled to maintain my youngest brother, Anand Kumar, with me to make sure my security, free from all hassles, and to proceed transferring ahead within the occasion with full respect and dignity. And now that his youngsters are grown and married, I’m dealing with many points. However I cannot permit any hurt to return to the occasion by avoiding attachment or anything,” Mayawati mentioned.
The BSP chief mentioned even sooner or later, when the federal government is shaped, regardless of who it’s, solely that one individual involved will likely be given an opportunity, however below his cowl no different member of his household will likely be given any profit, and so on., in order that the BSP stays free from nepotism.
She additionally requested the folks of the BSP to stay cautious of the toxic, conspiratorial, sponsored and paid propaganda of anti-BSP events/organisations and casteist media and social media as a result of their sole purpose is to stop BSP from forming the federal government in Uttar Pradesh by adopting every kind of nefarious techniques, which shouldn’t be allowed to succeed below any circumstances.
Mayawati termed the information circulating on social media that the occasion would take again expelled members concerned in indiscipline or anti-party actions as pretend.
On Thursday, the BSP chief introduced that Akash Anand has been “freed” from the occasion. She mentioned this shortly after her nephew’s father-in-law, and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth, introduced his retirement from politics.
She questioned whether or not Akash Anand, whose private and household pursuits she mentioned appeared to outweigh his political profession and the occasion’s pursuits, may successfully work for the BSP whereas remaining “double-minded”.
Mayawati mentioned Akash Anand’s failure to repost her earlier X publish confirmed his larger attachment to household ties than the BSP and its motion.
The Uttar Pradesh meeting election is due in 2027.