Lucknow, March 4 -- Bhaujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party, drawing sharp political reactions. Uttar Pradesh minister OP Rajbhar backed the decision and said on Tuesday that those who fail to fulfill their responsibilities are removed. He also alleged that opponents are constantly trying to 'break' the BSP.

Speaking to ANI, Rajbhar said, "When someone is given the responsibility of a post, and they are unable to fulfil it, they are removed... All the opponents keep plotting to break and destroy the party... It is natural for a person who does not fulfil his responsibility to be removed from the post..."

Earlier in the day, Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP) chief Swami Prasad Maurya sai...