Telangana Minister Konda Surekha Calls for Disciplinary Action Against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy

HYDERABAD: Endowments Minister Konda Surekha on Wednesday said that if a section of Telangana Congress leaders was demanding disciplinary action against her, similar action should first be considered against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for repeatedly making statements on his continuation in the post and announcing party candidates for future elections. Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Surekha pointed to Revanth’s repeated statements that he would remain chief minister for 10 years and his remarks about party candidates for the next elections. She questioned whether such statements, made without a decision from the Congress high command, could also be viewed as anti-party conduct. Her remarks came against the backdrop of calls by a section of Telangana Congress leaders for disciplinary action against her over comments made by her daughter Sushmita. Surekha said that if action was being sought against her, the party should first examine the conduct of Revanth and other leaders. She also referred to complaints against Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and the wife of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and questioned why similar demands for action had not been made against them.