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BSP Supremo Mayawati Takes On New Role Of ‘Bua Dadi’ As Nephew Akash Anand Blessed With Baby Girl
BSP Supremo Mayawati Takes On New Role Of ‘Bua Dadi’ As Nephew Akash Anand Blessed With Baby Girl
Akash Anand and Pragya Siddharth welcomed a baby girl, Mayawati announced on Thursday. Akash aims to raise her with BSP values, Mayawati said in a post on X.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national coordinator Akash Anand welcomed a baby girl, party supremo Mayawati announced on Thursday. In a post on X, Mayawati said the arrival of the new member brought “a wave of joy” to her family.
The BSP chief added that her nephew, Akash, has expressed his intention to raise his daughter in alignment with the BSP's mission.
“There is a wave of joy among all people on the arrival of a new member in the family in the form of a daughter to Shri Akash Anand, the National Coordinator of the Bahujan Samaj Party (B.S.P.), and for him, an even greater matter of delight and pride is that Shri Aakash has expressed his desire to prepare his daughter to dedicate herself to the mission of the Bahujan Samaj just like the Honorable Behanji, which is wholeheartedly welcomed. Both the mother and daughter are completely healthy,” the tweet read.
Akash Anand, the son of Mayawati's youngest brother Anand Kumar, pursued his MBA in London, where he met Pragya Siddharth. The two were married at a resort in Gurugram in 2023, with the wedding taking place on March 26 and a reception following in Noida on March 28. Pragya, Akash Anand's wife, is a medical professional and the daughter of former BSP MP Ashok Siddharth.
Source: News18
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