Akash Anand Gets Invite From Ramdas Athawale After Expulsion From Mayawati's BSP

Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India (A) has offered Mayawati's estranged nephew, Akash Anand, a position in his party after his expulsion from BSP.

Ramdas Athawale, the chief of the Republican Party of India (A), has offered the estranged nephew of BSP Supremo Mayawati, Akash Anand, a place in his party. The comment of Athawle comes after he was expelled from the BSP by his aunt.

"If he (Akash Anand) wants to take forward the mission of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, he should join the Republican Party of India...If he (Akash Anand) joins the party, the Republican Party of India will get more strength in UP," he said as quoted by news agency ANI.

BSP chief Mayawati expelled her nephew Akash Anand on Monday and said that the response given by him after he was relieved of his duties was "selfish and arrogant".

"In the interest of the self-respect and self-esteem movement of the most revered Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and following the tradition of discipline of the venerable Kanshiram, Akash Anand, like his father-in-law, is expelled from the party in the interest of the party and the movement," Mayawati posted on X.

The former Uttar Pradesh CM stated that the remarks made by Anand after the removal of the posts were "not a sign of political maturity." She accused him of being under the influence of his father-in-law, Ashok Siddharth.

The lengthy response given by Akash is not a sign of remorse and political maturity but is mostly selfish and arrogant...under the influence of his father-in-law, which I have been advising people in the party to avoid," the BSP supremo added.

On Monday, Anand, after being removed from all key positions, said that he remained undeterred, drawing strength from the Bahujan Movement's ideals. He added that this struggle is not a career but a fight for the self-respect and self-esteem of marginalised communities.