Lucknow, March 3 -- A day after relieving Akash Anand from all responsibilities, including that of National Coordinator, of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), party supremo Mayawati on Monday expelled him citing the interest of the party and the movement.

In a series of posts on 'X', Mayawati wrote, "In the all-India meeting of BSP yesterday, Akash Anand was relieved from all responsibilities, including that of National Coordinator, due to his continuous influence under his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth, who was expelled from the party, for which he (Akash) was expected to show maturity by expressing remorse."

She said, "But on the contrary, the lengthy response given by Akash is not indicative of his remorse or political maturity, but rather...