Konda Surekha removed from Cabinet for indiscipline; senior leader Chinna Reddy also removed from post

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla in Hyderabad on Thursday afternoon.
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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has really helpful that Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla take away Minister Konda Surekha from the Telangana Council of Ministers on Thursday afternoon.

In a communication launched at evening, the Governor’s workplace stated Ms Surekha was dropped from the Cupboard with instant impact on the recommendation of the Chief Minister. The discharge got here after Mr. Revanth Reddy met the Governor at Lok Bhavan. Sources stated Ms. Surekha had refused to resign, forcing the Chief Minister with the choice of recommending her elimination.

In a associated growth, the Chief Minister determined to rescind the appointment of G. Chinna Reddy as Vice-Chairman of the Telangana Planning Board. Each selections got here after two-day deliberations with the celebration excessive command in New Delhi for indiscipline. The selections come towards the backdrop of the Congress authorities looking for to implement better self-discipline throughout the celebration and the administration.

Ms Surekha’s elimination stems from latest feedback by her daughter Sushmitha, towards the Chief Minister, and amid the political developments surrounding the Minister over the past yr. Ms. Surekha sensed the opportunity of her dismissal when she met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Wednesday the place she didn’t get any assurance.

In a associated growth, the Chief Minister permitted the appointment of Ms. Gadwal Vijayalakshmi as the brand new Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board. He additionally permitted the appointment of Nerella Sharada as Chairperson of the Telangana State Fee for Ladies and former Rajya Sabha MP G. Sudha Rani because the Chairperson of the Kakatiya City Improvement Authority (KUDA).

The federal government’s recent appointments seem geared toward countering criticism {that a} Backward Class girl has been dropped from the Cupboard. Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, a BC chief, will get the Cupboard rank because the Vice-Chairperson of the Telangana Planning Board. She belongs to the Munnuru Kapu caste. Ms Nerella Sharada hails from the Goud group whereas G. Sudha Rani is from the Padmashali group to which Ms Surekha additionally belongs.

Ms. Sudha Rani hails from Warangal district, which can be the house district of Ms. Surekha. Her appointment is being seen inside Congress circles as a sign that one other BC girl chief from the district is being given prominence within the authorities’s political and organisational scheme.