{"id":38898,"date":"2025-03-03T06:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppnewsline.in\/?p=38898"},"modified":"2025-03-03T06:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:18:40","slug":"mayawati-removes-nephew-akash-anand-from-all-bsp-posts-names-new-coordinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ppnewsline.in\/?p=38898","title":{"rendered":"Mayawati Removes Nephew Akash Anand from All BSP Posts, Names New Coordinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"404\"><strong data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"102\">Lucknow:<\/strong> Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday removed her nephew <strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"188\">Akash Anand<\/strong> from all party positions, appointing his father <strong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"252\">Anand Kumar<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"288\">Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Gautam<\/strong> as national coordinators in his place. She also declared that she would <strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"401\">not name a successor in her lifetime<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"582\">Mayawati, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, asserted that the party\u2019s interests come <strong data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"520\">before family ties<\/strong>, emphasizing that <strong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"579\">the BSP and its movement are supreme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"818\">This decision comes after she had earlier sacked Akash Anand last year, only to reinstate him later and name him as her political heir. However, citing <strong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"758\">internal conflicts<\/strong>, she has once again stripped him of his responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1028\">In a strong rebuke, Mayawati blamed Akash Anand\u2019s father-in-law, <strong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"904\">Ashok Siddharth<\/strong>, for dividing the party and weakening its foundation. <strong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1016\">\u201cHe also ruined the political career of Akash Anand,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1139\">Last month, Siddharth was expelled from the BSP over charges of <strong data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1136\">factionalism and anti-party activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1184\"><strong data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1182\">New Leadership and Party Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1337\">Mayawati has entrusted <strong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1224\">Anand Kumar<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1245\">Ramji Gautam<\/strong> with the responsibility of strengthening the BSP\u2019s organizational structure across India.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1665\">She praised her brother Anand Kumar, who also serves as the <strong data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1432\">BSP\u2019s national vice-president<\/strong>, for his dedication to the party. <strong data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1571\">\u201cBe it paperwork, Income Tax matters, or legal battles, he has always handled them with commitment,\u201d<\/strong> she noted, adding that he had also cared for BSP founder <strong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1643\">Kanshi Ram<\/strong> during his illness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1875\">To prevent further political disruptions, <strong data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1786\">Anand Kumar deliberately married his children into non-political families<\/strong>, she revealed, ensuring that no one could <strong data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1872\">harm the party like Ashok Siddharth did<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1933\"><strong data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1931\">Political Roadmap and Criticism of Governments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2094\">During the meeting, Mayawati emphasized the importance of expanding the BSP\u2019s reach to all sections of society and <strong data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2091\">resolving organizational shortcomings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2253\">She strongly criticized both <strong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2170\">the central and Uttar Pradesh governments<\/strong>, calling their budgets <strong data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2251\">\u201cunrealistic and disconnected from ground realities.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2255\" data-end=\"2440\">Accusing the government of neglecting key issues, she said, <strong data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2438\">\u201cRising inflation, poverty, unemployment, and backwardness continue to worsen, yet the government remains indifferent.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2553\">She further argued that <strong data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2551\">\u201cIndia continues to be a country of the poor despite being called a rich nation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2555\" data-end=\"2725\">Reaffirming the BSP\u2019s commitment to <strong data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2617\">B.R. 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