Chief minister Mayawati’s two-hour long address at the massive BSP rally on Tuesday did not leave any issue untouched. After attacking the Congress on innumerable issues, Chief Minister Mayawati also talked about the allegations levelled against her and her party members from time to time.

She feared that the Opposition will raise these issues in the coming Lok Sabha elections, and the media would give unnecessary coverage to them. She defended her action of transferring funds to her brother Anand Kumar. She said there is no place for “pariwar” in her life, “unlike other politicians”, but she gave some money to her brother to secure his future.

“I was seriously ill with anaemia when Anand came to my rescue,” said Mayawati. She said Kumar, a Government servant, left his job and looked after her domestic affairs as well as the Kanshi Ram, who was staying at Mayawati’s New Delhi residence at that time. “This enabled me to carry on with my work smoothly,” Mayawati said.

The party workers had given her some money as “gift”, of which she gave some to Kumar to start a business, she added.

“Who would have looked after his family after my death? That was why I gave him money to start some business,” said Mayawati.

She also spoke about the lease deed of Bahujan Prerna Kendra and the rumours regarding the bungalows she purchased, besides coming to the rescue of Cabinet Minister S C Mishra by denying allegations of giving important posts to the latter’s relatives.

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