The Telangana Congress’ inside rift threw huge open on Wednesday after the daughter of certainly one of CM Revanth Reddy’s personal cupboard ministers challenged him.
Konda Sushmita, daughter of senior minister Konda Surekha, challenged Revanth Reddy over the get together’s selection of candidate for the Parkal Meeting constituency. Talking in Parkal, Sushmita questioned the chief minister’s authority to determine her candidature and declared, “Whether or not you, your father, or your grandfather come, I would be the MLA of Parkal,” NDTV quoted her as saying.
She additionally requested, “Who’s Revanth to determine my ticket?” and challenged his backing of sitting MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy.
Sushmita, who’s aspiring for a Congress ticket from Parkal, mentioned she was ready to contest as an impartial if the get together denied her a ticket. Reacting to Revanth Reddy’s public backing of Revuri Prakash Reddy, she mentioned, “Why wait two years? Ask him to resign proper now! Inform him to resign and contest the elections.”
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Parkal showdown
In response to reviews, the dispute intensified after Revanth Reddy publicly backed Revuri Prakash Reddy for Parkal and appealed to voters to help him within the subsequent election. The Konda camp has been projecting Sushmita as a potential candidate from the constituency.
Sushmita accused Revanth Reddy of “vanity” and alleged that his management had turned the Congress right into a “TD Congress”, claiming that unique Congress leaders had been sad with the course of the get together. She additionally questioned the illustration of Backwards Courses inside the Congress and alleged that BC leaders had been being sidelined.
She additional alleged a ₹200-crore land deal involving the chief minister’s brother and warned that she may expose different alleged scams involving Revanth Reddy’s household. These allegations haven’t been independently established and are being reported as claims made by Sushmita.
Disciplinary discover
The confrontation has now triggered motion inside the Congress. Congress MP and TPCC Disciplinary Committee Chairman Mallu Ravi has issued a discover to Konda Surekha over remarks made by her daughter in opposition to Revanth Reddy and Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy, searching for her rationalization inside three days.
BJP chief and advocate Karunasagar has additionally backed Sushmita’s allegations and demanded that Revanth Reddy resign and face an inquiry.
Talking to ANI, Karunasagar mentioned, “Congress has turn into synonymous with corruption. The Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy, ought to first resign, get the allegations investigated, and are available clear.”
He alleged that Reddy had favoured his household within the allotment of land price ₹200 crore by means of a shell firm.
“The allegations levelled in opposition to the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, that he favoured his circle of relatives to get allotted 200 crore land by means of a shell firm are very critical and cannot be dismissed as a political quarrel,” Karunasagar mentioned.
He additional mentioned, “Surprisingly, the allegations got here up from his personal camp. His personal cupboard minister’s daughter has levelled these allegations and likewise different critical allegations.”
The most recent confrontation revives an identical controversy from October 2025, when Sushmita publicly accused Revanth Reddy and different senior Congress leaders of concentrating on her household.
(With inputs from ANI)
