NEW DELHI: Former Telangana minister Konda Surekha, who was just lately dropped from chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s Cupboard, on Sunday stated she would stay with the Congress and contest the subsequent Meeting elections in 2028.Addressing a gathering of her supporters in Warangal, Surekha stated she and her husband Konda Murali would proceed working for the folks regardless of whether or not she held any official place.“We’re informed to not go anyplace (be part of some other occasion) and that the occasion will deal with us. We’re telling them that now we have no intention to affix some other occasion. We’ll proceed in Congress. We will certainly contest on behalf of Congress. We’ll win and guarantee Congress returns to energy,” she stated.Surekha additionally expressed confidence that she would obtain the Congress ticket to contest from the Warangal East constituency within the 2028 Meeting polls. She stated she can be re-elected as an MLA and turn into a minister once more.
Surekha says Congress management is in contact
Her remarks got here amid stories that the Congress management has been reaching out to her following her removing from the state Cupboard.Surekha stated she had been receiving calls and was being informed to not be part of some other occasion. She reiterated that she had no intention of leaving the Congress.She stated she and Murali would proceed to work on folks’s points and guarantee growth within the constituency even with out holding authorities posts.
Faraway from cupboard after controversy
Surekha was dropped from the Cupboard on September 3 following an issue over remarks made in opposition to Revanth Reddy and others by her daughter, Konda Sushmitha Patel.Surekha had subsequently accused the chief minister of resorting to “blackmail politics” to safe her removing, claiming that the occasion excessive command was not in favour of the transfer.In earlier remarks, Surekha had questioned the choice to take away her, saying she had neither dedicated corruption nor been given a chance to clarify herself.She had additionally defended her daughter, arguing that her feedback have been private and shouldn’t be attributed to her.Surekha had questioned why she must be held answerable for remarks made by her grownup daughter and referred to controversial statements made by different Congress leaders whereas questioning the motion in opposition to her.She had additionally challenged the occasion management to take motion in opposition to her and met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi because the excessive command thought of disciplinary motion.
Different modifications in Telangana Congress
The disciplinary motion in opposition to Surekha was additionally accompanied by the removing of veteran Congress chief G Chinna Reddy as vice-chairman of the Telangana Planning Board.
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His removing adopted a disciplinary committee advice over his remarks in opposition to Wanaparthy MLA T Megha Reddy.In the meantime, Revanth Reddy introduced three appointments: Gadwal Vijayalakshmi as vice-chairperson of the Telangana Planning Board, Nerella Sharada as chairperson of the Telangana State Fee for Girls and former Rajya Sabha MP G Sudha Rani as chairperson of the Kakatiya City Growth Authority.