The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party, or the BSP, had buried the key part at Point No 7, which was also the last point in the press statement, about Ishan Anand, the BSP chief’s nephew, being appointed the party’s new national coordinator, replacing his brother Akash Anand.
The decision was announced at a All-India Review Meeting of the BSP’s national executive held at the party headquarters in Lucknow and chaired by Mayawati, a four-time former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
Mayawati had said earlier this month that neither Akash nor Ishan would be given any position in the party, but subsequently announced that Ishan would be given a “respectable role”, while Akash and Deepika would remain away from party responsibilities.
Earlier reporting noted: The decision was announced at a meeting of the BSP’s national executive held at the party headquarters here and presided over by Mayawati, a four-time former Uttar Pradesh chief minister. Earlier reporting noted: Mayawati appoints younger nephew Ishan as national coordinator after removing Akash from party Lucknow, The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday appointed Ishan Anand, younger nephew of party president Mayawati, as its new national coordinator, days after his elder brother Akash Anand was removed from all party responsibilities. Akash Anand, who has been relieved of all party responsibilities, was not seen at the meeting.
“She has entrusted me with the big responsibility of national coordinator in the Bahujan Samaj Party, which I will try my best to discharge with full honesty and dedication,” Ishan said, assuring party workers that he would work to take forward the party’s activities and would not disappoint them. She also said Akash was being influenced by his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth, a former BSP Rajya Sabha MP who was expelled by Mayawati for alleged anti-party activities. A week later, she said Akash had been set “completely free” from the party.
Earlier reporting noted: Ishan Anand, who has completed his LLM and legal studies, was present at the meeting along with his father and BSP national vice-president Anand Kumar.
