The Telangana Congress’ internal rift threw wide open on Wednesday after the daughter of one of CM Revanth Reddy’s own cabinet ministers challenged him.
Konda Sushmita, daughter of senior minister Konda Surekha, challenged Revanth Reddy over the party’s choice of candidate for the Parkal Assembly constituency.
Speaking in Parkal, Sushmita questioned the chief minister’s authority to decide her candidature and declared, “Whether you, your father, or your grandfather come, I will be the MLA of Parkal,” NDTV quoted her as saying.
Ask him to resign right now! Tell him to resign and contest the elections. The Konda camp has been projecting Sushmita as a prospective candidate from the constituency. She also questioned the representation of Backwards Classes within the Congress and alleged that BC leaders were being sidelined. The Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy, should first resign, get the allegations investigated, and come clean. His own cabinet minister’s daughter has levelled these allegations and also other serious allegations. Ask him to resign right now and contest elections. Reacting to the chief minister’s public backing of the sitting MLA, she asked: “Why wait two years?
Sushmita, who is aspiring for a Congress ticket from Parkal, said she was prepared to contest as an independent if the party denied her a ticket. Reacting to Revanth Reddy’s public backing of Revuri Prakash Reddy, she said, “Why wait two years? The dispute intensified after Revanth Reddy publicly backed Revuri Prakash Reddy for Parkal and appealed to voters to support him in the next election, according to reports. Sushmita accused Revanth Reddy of “arrogance” and alleged that his leadership had turned the Congress into a “TD Congress”, claiming that original Congress leaders were unhappy with the direction of the party. Speaking to ANI, Karunasagar said, “Congress has become synonymous with corruption. “The allegations levelled against the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, that he favoured his own family to get allotted 200 crore land through a shell company are very serious and can’t be dismissed as a political quarrel,” Karunasagar said. He further said, “Surprisingly, the allegations came up from his own camp. Earlier reporting noted: “Even Your Father Can’t…”: Minister’s Daughter Dares Revanth Reddy, Exposes Party Rift “Even Your Father Can’t…”: Minister’s Daughter Dares Revanth Reddy, Exposes Party Rift “Even Your Father Can’t…”: Minister’s Daughter Dares Revanth Reddy, Exposes Party Rift Earlier reporting noted: Reacting to the chief minister’s public backing of the sitting MLA, she asked: “Why wait two years?
Earlier reporting noted: Public attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy by the daughter of a senior minister in his Cabinet has brought the rebellion brewing in the Telangana Congress to the fore.
