Mayawati announces nephew's entry in BSP, trains gun on media
Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday announced the entry of her nephew Akash Anand into the party and also attacked some media channels for allegedly spreading misleading information.
“Rise in the popularity of BSP and its alliance with SP has created unrest among parties and leaders who are anti-Dalits and casteist.
Countering nepotism charges, she said: “Recently I appointed Anand as Vice President but due to nepotism, he himself decided not to take the post. Unfortunately, after Akash was seen on my birthday, some channels dragged him and presented him as the future face of the party.”
Upping her attack on the media, she further invoked past reference and added, “I am a disciple of Kanshi Ram ji, so to give a ‘tit for tat’ answer I will make Akash join BSP movement and make him learn. If some casteist and an anti-Dalit section of media have a problem with that then let it be. Our party doesn’t care.”
Reportedly, decades ago BSP leader late Kanshi Ram had once slapped journalist who was working for a TV channel.
Source: ANI
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