Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) MP DK Aruna on Friday stated there had been no discussions about inviting former Telangana minister Konda Surekha to affix the BJP following her dismissal from the state Cabinet.
“Konda Surekha is a senior girl chief. I consider that inner political variations inside the Congress led to her dismissal from the Cupboard,” Aruna stated.
“There are a number of teams and variations in politics, and we see such points within the Congress daily,” she stated.
Aruna stated she and Surekha had labored collectively as ministers in 2009.
“Konda Surekha is a senior chief. In 2009, she and I labored collectively as ministers. We have been glad to see a fellow girl chief serving Telangana as a minister. It’s genuinely painful to see her being dismissed,” Aruna stated.
Aruna additionally questioned the choice within the context of the Congress’ claims about its work for backward courses.
“The Congress social gathering and the Chief Minister declare that they’ve carried out so much for BCs. I’m a BC girl myself. Taking motion towards Surekha as a result of her daughter stated one thing just isn’t proper and can’t be justified,” she stated.
Aruna stated reaching a senior political place after dealing with the challenges and hardships of politics was a major achievement for a lady.
“For a lady to face all of the challenges and hardships in politics and attain this place is a good achievement. Her dismissal from the Cupboard just isn’t justified,” she stated.
Nonetheless, Aruna clarified that the BJP had not mentioned inviting Surekha to affix the social gathering.
“Thus far, there have been no discussions about inviting her to affix the BJP,” she stated.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday determined to drop his Cupboard colleague Konda Surekha from the Council of Ministers with rapid impact, amid a row over remarks made towards him and others by the lady chief’s daughter.
The Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO) stated in a launch that it had made a suggestion to this impact to Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla.
Surekha, who served because the state Forest and Endowments Minister, had come below criticism following the remarks made by her daughter towards the chief minister and different social gathering leaders. The remarks drew sharp responses from ruling social gathering MLAs and functionaries.
Together with dismissing Surekha, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy additionally rescinded the appointment of G Chinna Reddy as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Board with rapid impact.
The developments adopted conferences in Delhi involving Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and state Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud with AICC leaders, together with social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal, over the previous couple of days.
The disciplinary committee of the Congress’ state unit had earlier really helpful that the social gathering management take powerful motion towards Surekha and Chinna Reddy.
Surekha had additionally met Kharge and AICC in-charge of social gathering affairs Meenakshi Natarajan within the nationwide capital and offered her model of the matter.
Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Surekha stated she had urged the social gathering management to permit her to proceed within the Cupboard. She asserted that she had been performing nicely as a minister and confronted no allegations of corruption.
A number of Congress MLAs had demanded disciplinary motion towards Surekha for not condemning her daughter’s remarks towards the chief minister and others. Surekha stated not one of the MLAs had spoken voluntarily and alleged that “someone” was behind them.
When requested who was behind the MLAs, Surekha declined to call anybody, saying that doing so would result in an argument.
She additionally sought disciplinary motion towards the MLAs who had spoken towards her.
Surekha questioned the disciplinary committee’s choice to concern a discover to her.
She additionally stated she had despatched emails to senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
When requested whether or not she supported her daughter’s feedback, Surekha stated her daughter was impartial and that she shouldn’t be held answerable for the feedback.
In addition to Surekha, the state Congress disciplinary committee had additionally really helpful motion towards Chinna Reddy after he criticised Congress MLA Tudi Meghareddy.
After the federal government rescinded Chinna Reddy’s appointment as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Board, it appointed state Ladies’s Fee Chairperson Gadwal Vijayalakshmi as the brand new Vice Chairperson of the Planning Board.
Congress chief Nerella Sharada is the Chairperson of the Ladies’s Fee.
In one other appointment, the federal government made former MP G Sudha Rani the Chairperson of the Kakatiya City Growth Board (KUDA) of Warangal.
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