BSP national president Mayawati has again expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party. (File Photo)
Mayawati’s reaction came a few hours after Akash Anand’s father-in-law, and expelled senior party leader, Ashok Siddharth, announced his retirement (sanyas) from politics in a long post addressed to “Behenji” (Mayawati) on Thursday.
In a long post on X, she said that just as he was relieved of all the important responsibilities of the highly crucial position of national convener of the party on September 3, 2026, “he should now be completely freed from the party starting today. Only then will Akash Anand be able to work freely in the party, and the party will sympathetically consider restoring his responsibilities so that he can play an active role.
LUCKNOW: In a major development unfolding in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), party national president Mayawati, on Thursday, said that Akash Anand, her nephew, and former national convener of the party, has been “fully relieved” from the party. His post had come following the statement issued by Mayawati, on Wednesday, in which she had said that if Ashok Siddharth wants good for his son-in-law, Akash Anand, he should take “sanyas” from politics completely, so that Akash can work freely in the party. Akash, however, was “relieved” from the party, because he did not repost what Mayawati said on Wednesday. She said that Akash Anand was so “strongly attached” to his father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth, that he did not repost what she had said about his retirement on Wednesday. This is the consensus in the party,” Mayawati said.
Thus, if he wants to remain independent in the party now, he is independent, meaning, he has been fully relieved from the party.
Earlier reporting noted: “Ashok Siddharth can still give up his political ambitions, rise above personal interests, and retire from politics. That’s what Mayawati pointed out, on Thursday. After Ashok Siddharth posted about his retirement, Mayawati appreciated his decision saying, “Ashok Siddharth’s decision to retire from politics is a good thing, just like the proverb Better late than never, but also said that if he had genuine concern for his son-in-law, Akash Anand, he would have retired yesterday itself. Earlier reporting noted: Ashok Siddharth must retire to save Akash Anand’s political future: Mayawati BSP president Mayawati Earlier reporting noted: Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati on Wednesday said that it will be better for Ashok Siddharth to retire from politics, if he wants his son-in-law, Akash Anand, to move ahead.