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- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has dropped forest and endowments minister Konda Surekha from the state cabinet with immediate effect, with a recommendation already sent to Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla.
- The removal follows controversial remarks by Surekha's daughter, Konda Sushmita Patel, against the Chief Minister over the Congress ticket for the Parkal assembly constituency.
- The Congress disciplinary committee had earlier recommended her removal, and the Chief Minister also raised the matter with AICC general secretary K.C.
- Venugopal in Delhi.
- Surekha has said she is not at fault, arguing her daughter is an independent person and cannot be held responsible for her statements.
What to watch next
- Formal acceptance of the removal by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla
- Whether Konda Sushmita Patel contests as an independent from Parkal as she has threatened
- Any further action against Surekha or her family by the Congress high command
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Named India · Dr. G. Chinna Reddy · Konda Surekha · Reyouri Prakash Reddy · A. Revanth Reddy · Congress Party · KC Venugopal · Konda Sushmita Patel · Shiv Pratap Shukla · Telangana government
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