LUCKNOW, Sept. 13 -- Two days after completely relieving her nephew Akash Anand of his association with the party following his removal as chief national coordinator earlier, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday declared that none of the sons of her younger brother Anand Kumar - Akash Anand nor his younger brother Ishan Anand - would be allowed to hold any position in the party, whether junior or senior. She also said their future children would not inherit political responsibilities in the party.

In a detailed statement on X, she also announced the party had been working towards nearly 50% participation of Gen-Z in its organisation, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, and that the approach would now extend to candidate se...