India, Sept. 10 -- BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand has been "completely freed" from the party, hours after his father-in-law and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth announced his retirement from politics.

Mayawati questioned whether Anand, whose personal and family interests she said appeared to have taken precedence over his political career and the party's interests, could effectively work for the BSP while remaining "double-minded".

She also said Anand's failure to repost one of her earlier posts on X reflected his greater attachment to family ties than to the BSP and its movement.

"Therefore, the people in the party feel that just as he was relieved of all the important responsibilities of the post ...