BSP Chief’s Action Against Nephew Sparks Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav Slugfest

New Delhi: 

The decades-old rivalry between the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, on the backburner for long, has flared up again after Mayawati’s disciplinary measures against “political heir” Akash Anand. The 29-year-old has been divested of all posts and responsibilities, including that of “successor” and subjected to a very public snub.

“I declared Shri Akash Anand as the National Coordinator and successor, but in the larger interest of the party and the movement, he is being separated from both these important responsibilities until he attains full maturity,” Mayawati tweeted yesterday.

But as media focus turned to the BSP chief, who has kept a low profile for long, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lashed out.

The BSP, he indicted, has lost the plot and the party’s “internal” changes are too little too late.The BSP is not seen winning even a single seat, because its traditional supporters are voting for India Alliance this time to save the constitution and reservation,” read a rough translation of a long post on X in Hindi by Mr Yadav.