The party leadership has removed Konda Surekha from her ministerial post, with her dismissal letter reaching Governor Shivpratap Shukla. Officials sent the letter to Lok Bhavan as part of the process to remove her.
The leadership had asked Surekha to resign from her ministerial post, but she flatly refused, prompting the decision to remove her instead. Surekha is set to hold a press conference at 3 p.m. on the developments, and what she says about her dismissal and how she responds to the government’s decision has now become a matter of keen interest.
Separately, several key position changes have taken place in Telangana. Dr. G. Chinna Reddy’s appointment as Vice-Chairman of the Telangana Planning Board has been cancelled, with Gadwal Vijayalakshmi named as the new Vice-Chairperson in his place. Nerella Sharada’s appointment as Chairperson of the Telangana State Women’s Commission has been approved, along with the appointment of former Rajya Sabha MP G. Sudha Rani as Chairperson of the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA).