Lok Sabha Elections: Targeting PM Modi, BJP would lead to retaliation, says Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national coordinator Akash Anand has said attacking , Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the (BJP) government at the centre could lead to retaliation. The community, Anand said, that the BSP represents is not capable to fight agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

“When you attack someone, you also have to factor in its retaliation. If we keep attacking the Central government, Modiji or Amit Shahji, we know that there will be retaliation. That retaliation will not be directly on us but it will be on people around us, and our community. Our community is not capable to fight ED, CBI or local authorities. How will we protect them?" Anand, BSP supremo ’s nephew and political successor said in an interview with

“If our any statement and action can cause damage to our people, we do not take such action. But yes, anything which is wrong, that will be called wrong. If people vote for the right candidates, we will get the opportunity to rectify the wrongs," he said. 

Anand said that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister choses to target politicians considering its benefits or damages for its people, the core voters.

“Behenji never takes any decision for herself but for her samaj. She knows if she outright targets someone, how much that can cause damage to our people. In other parties, people probably have money and political powers. For example, Congress is always in power in some state. So they have a political back-up to protect their people. But BSP is not in power in any state. So, if our any statement causes damage to our people, Behenji will not do that," he said.

Anand, 28 is the BSP’s main campaigner in the in Uttar Pradesh and other states. On