I have allowed Akash Anand to work in the party, which is before all of you, but Akash Anand

Mayawati said Akash Anand, the BSP’s national coordinator, would continue to work in the party. (File Photo)

Till then, it would not be appropriate to give him a major responsibility in the party,” she said while addressing a national level meeting of BSP office-bearers here. Mayawati, however, said Akash Anand, the BSP’s national coordinator, would continue to work in the party. She said he had allowed members of his family and other relatives to assist in party work but was opposed to giving them election tickets or positions after the party came to power. “I am also completely committed to that resolve,” she said. Mayawati said this approach was also necessary to protect the party from the tactics allegedly used by political opponents during elections. In such a situation, the party (BSP) has now decided to contest all small and big elections across the country alone,” Mayawati said.

“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. Mayawati referred to BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s principles. “Unlike other parties, the Congress is a strongly anti-Dalit and anti-Ambedkar party in every matter, whose history is known to everyone.

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand still needs to become more politically mature and decided against giving him any major responsibility in the party for now, news agency PTI reported.