Mayawati’s chosen one is Ishan Anand. NEW DELHI: Mayawati’s chosen one is Ishan Anand.
Or is he? Well, at least for now.
There’s another twist in the ongoing succession drama in the BSP chief’s family. “Only Shri Ishan Anand from Shri Anand Kumar’s family will now be promoted by giving him a respectable responsibility in the party,” Mayawati announced on X on Sunday.
So, when the BSP holds its national-level meeting in Lucknow on September 23, Ishan is likely to get a “respectable responsibility” in the party. This will be 20 days after his elder brother Akash Anand was shown the door at a similar meeting held on September 3.
Ishan, Akash and their sister Deepika are children of Mayawati’s younger brother Anand Kumar, who has been “working in Mayawati’s service for many years.” A warning for IshanBut Ishan’s promotion comes with a strict rider.
He has to “rise above attachment to his brothers, sisters and close relatives and work with complete honesty and dedication.” There was a clear and strong warning for Ishan.
“If he commits any serious act against the party, he too will be shown the door from the party. But in such a situation, no other member of Shri Anand Kumar’s family will be given any responsibility, big or small, in the party,” Mayawati announced.
Niece loses the raceIn a long post on X on September 12, the BSP chief had ruled out any political role for her nephews Akash Anand and Ishan Anand, but left room for Deepika to take on responsibilities in the party if the need arises. The BSP chief had said, " Today it is my final decision and pledge that in return, none of his sons, in particular, will be allowed to engage in politics by holding any position, big or small, within the BSP.
If Anand Kumar, while remaining with me, needs another member to assist him, then in the current political situation, he can seek the help of his only daughter, Kumari Deepika Anand, who is currently studying law. He can then, based on her honesty, loyalty, and efficiency, assign her his own responsibilities within the party as needed."
But that did not happen. ”“The question of who from Shri Anand Kumar’s family I should or should not promote in the party has been a matter of considerable dilemma for me for some time.
”“As for seeking help from his daughter in the future, after she gets married, if her case also turns out to be like Shri Akash Anand’s, that too would not be in the interest of the party. Keeping such a possibility in mind, it would now be appropriate in the interest of the party to completely keep Shri Akash Anand and his sister away from being given any responsibility in the party.
