Telangana Congress Panel Defers Decision on Minister Surekha Disciplinary Action

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee disciplinary committee has deferred a decision on disciplinary action against state Forest Minister Konda Surekha and senior leader G. Chinna Reddy, following a meeting on Saturday, August 22. The committee, chaired by MP Mallu Ravi, deliberated for over three hours at Gandhi Bhavan, examining explanations and video evidence related to remarks made against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and other party leaders.

The primary issue involves comments made by Surekha's daughter, Sushmita Patel, against the Chief Minister. The committee reviewed video clippings of Patel's remarks, which Ravi described as inappropriate and noted treated the Chief Minister "like an ordinary individual." Surekha, in her written explanation submitted on August 20, maintained she had no connection to her daughter's comments and argued that holding her responsible violated principles of natural justice. She also requested the withdrawal of the showcause notice issued to her on August 19.

However, the committee's chairman expressed a different view. "As a minister, she should at least have condemned the remarks made by her own daughter," Ravi stated after the...