There is a huge and unexpected political earthquake in the politics of Telangana, which has completely exposed the internal conflicts and tussles going on within the ruling Congress Party of the state. State Chief Minister A. Taking a very tough and quick political decision, Revanth Reddy has dismissed his own senior cabinet colleague and Forest and Settlement Minister Konda Surekha from her post. After this strict step taken by the Chief Minister, the market of discussions has become heated in the political circles. It is being told that this entire action was taken when some sharp and controversial comments were made by Konda Surekha's daughter against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and other top leaders of the party, which had caused huge discontent within the party. After this high-profile political drama, an official release was issued by the Chief Minister's Office, in which it was informed that the Chief Minister has sent his recommendation to remove Konda Surekha from the Council of Ministers to the State Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla. There was deep resentment among the MLAs and senior officials of the ruling party due to such statements made publicly by the daughter of a cabinet minister against the party leadership and the Chief Minister himself. For the last few days, meetings and political meetings were going on continuously from Hyderabad to the country's capital Delhi, after which this big administrative and political decision was taken. This action has made it clear that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is in no mood to make any kind of compromise in the matter of party discipline. Controversy arising out of daughter's statements and increasing disciplinary tussle within the Congress Party. The entire matter heated up when the statements given by the daughter of Minister Konda Surekha created an uproar within the state unit of the Congress Party. After these statements of the daughter, many party MLAs openly expressed their displeasure and opened a front demanding strict disciplinary action against Konda Surekha. The MLAs said that such statements by family members of a responsible minister harm the image of the party. Due to these sharp protests, the disciplinary committee of the state unit of Congress also immediately took active cognizance of the matter and made a formal recommendation to the higher leadership to take strict action against Surekha and other concerned leaders. After this entire incident, finding herself surrounded by political crisis, Konda Surekha tried to do damage control. He visited New Delhi and met party national president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC's Telangana affairs in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan and strongly presented his stand before them. While talking to the media, Surekha had claimed that she had requested the party leadership to let her continue in her post as her performance as a minister has always been excellent and there has been no taint of corruption during her tenure. However, his arguments proved ineffective in the face of increasing pressure within the party and the tough stance of the Chief Minister and ultimately he had to lose his chair. Continuation of action against ministers and party leaders, G. Chinna Reddy's chair was also removed. Along with this major action taken against Konda Surekha, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has given a strong message of not tolerating indiscipline within the party at any cost. Under this political reshuffle, not only Konda Surekha was dropped from the cabinet, but her close friend and another well-known party leader G. A huge attack has also been made against Chinna Reddy. The Chief Minister appointed G. as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Board. Chinna Reddy's appointment has also been canceled with immediate effect. This action has been taken against Chinna Reddy for publicly criticizing party MLA Tudi Megha Reddy and violating the rules of the disciplinary committee, making it clear that any kind of factionalism within the party will no longer be tolerated. Yes. Immediately after the dismissal of Chinna Reddy, the government has also announced several important appointments under the new political equations while maintaining administrative balance. Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, the current chairperson of the State Women's Commission, has now been additionally appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board, so that there is no hindrance in the administrative functioning. Apart from this, in another important organizational appointment, Congress leader Nerela Sharda has been given the new responsibility of the Women's Commission, while former MP G. Sudha Rani has been made the new chairperson of Kakatiya Urban Development Board (KUDA) of Warangal. These rapid changes make it clear that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is fully prepared to further strengthen his hold and administrative control in the state. The matter reached the Delhi court, Telangana politics heated up over Surekha's statements and dissatisfaction. After being dismissed from the cabinet, former minister Konda Surekha in her defense gave many such statements which have created more uproar in the politics of the state. Surekha openly stated in front of the media that she has informed the top leaders of the party like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra about her entire situation through email and conveyed her views. When she was questioned whether she supported the statements made by her daughter, she adopted a defensive stance, saying that her daughter is an independent adult and she or her political career should not be held responsible for the statements made by her. He also alleged that there was some invisible power or big leader behind the MLAs who spoke against him and was fanning the controversy. On the other hand, political experts believe that keeping in mind the upcoming elections and local political equations, the Congress high command and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy have tried to give a strong message that party discipline is paramount. Even though Konda Surekha may have argued that there was a well-planned conspiracy against her within the party, the way the disciplinary committee prepared the report against her and she was relieved with immediate effect proved that any kind of internal rebellion within the ruling party will no longer be tolerated. After this high-voltage political drama, Telangana politics may see more major upheavals in the coming days, as the sacked leader and her supporters are busy strategizing their next political move.
