Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand needs to become more politically mature and decided against entrusting him with any major role in the party.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also announced that her party has decided to contest all elections across the country — however big or small — on its own, terming the Congress “strongly anti-Dalit and anti-Ambedkar”.
“I have allowed Akash Anand to work in the party, which is before all of you, but Akash Anand still needs to become more mature. He also stressed that Hindu philosophy accepts that different faiths can lead to the same truth, emphasising unity in diversity. “In matters concerning the real interests and welfare of crores belonging to the ‘Bahujan samaj’, their constitutional right to reservation, and the safety, dignity and religious freedom of women, Muslims and other religious minorities, there is a huge difference between the RSS’s words and actions. In such a situation, the party (BSP) has now decided to contest all small and big elections across the country alone. Mayawati also made it clear that Akash Anand — BSP’s national coordinator — would continue working in the party but would not be given any major responsibility at present.
Till then, it would not be appropriate to give him a major responsibility in the party,” she said, addressing a national level meeting of BSP office-bearers here. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also announced that her party has decided to contest all elections across the country — however big or small — on its own, terming the Congress “strongly anti-Dalit and anti-Ambedkar”. Bhagwat, during his recent visit to the United States, said if a Hindu believes there should be no Muslims in Bharat, “he will not remain Hindu”. This is why it lacks credibility,” Mayawati said, according to a statement issued by the party. She said despite being around for a significant period of time, the RSS had not earned the recognition and respect it seeks. On the BSP’s decision to go solo in elections, Mayawati said, “Unlike other parties, the Congress is a strongly anti-Dalit and anti-Ambedkar party in every matter, whose history is known to everyone.
