Mayawati’s nephew is ‘uttaradhikari’

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday declared her nephew Akash Anand as her “uttaradhikari (heir)”, a party office-bearer said. The party’s official statement, however, did not mention any such decision.
“Akash (Anand) has been declared the ‘uttaradhikari (heir)’ by Mayawatiji,” Udayveer Singh, the BSP’s Shahjahanpur district unit chief, told reporters.
“He (Anand) has been given the responsibility to strengthen the party organisation where it is weak all over the country except in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand,” Singh added.
Singh said Mayawati announced the decision during an all-India meeting of the BSP in the state capital that was attended by party leaders from across the country.
“She (Mayawati) said he (Anand) will be her political heir after her,” he added.
Confirming the development, BSP MLC Bhim Rao Ambedkar said, “We have got a youth leader in Akash Anand. In states where the party organisation is weak, Anand will be strengthening it.”