Lucknow, Sept. 3 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand needs to become more politically mature and decided against entrusting him with any major role in the party.
"I have allowed Akash Anand to work in the party, which is before all of you, but Akash Anand still needs to become more mature. Till then, it would not be appropriate to give him a major responsibility in the party," she said, addressing a national level meeting of BSP office-bearers here. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also announced that her party has decided to contest all elections across the country -- however big or small -- on its own, terming the Congress "strongly anti-Dalit and anti-Ambedkar".
Additionally, citing the remarks made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during his recent US visit, the BSP supremo lashed out at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying the organisation lacked credibility as there was a wide gap between its words and actions.
Bhagwat, during his recent visit to the United States, said if a Hindu believes there should be no Muslims in Bharat, "he will not remain Hindu". He also stressed that Hindu philosophy accepts that different faiths can lead to the same truth, emphasising unity in diversity.
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