Sushmitha’s remarks painful, party won’t tolerate indiscipline: TPCC president Mahesh

NIZAMABAD: Even while terming the recent remarks created against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy by Minister Konda Surekha's daughter Sushmitha "painful", TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday stated that the party will not tolerate indiscipline.

Key points

• Referring to the announcement of candidates for future elections, the state Congress chief remarked that "such declarations by individual leaders will not have any validity".
• The chief minister had already directed authorities to rectify any lapses occurring at the lower level if they are brought to the government's notice.
• On former minister Pocharam Srinivas Reddy's recent remarks, the TPCC chief remarked the party leadership had spoken to the former and listened to the worries expressed by him.

Speaking to reporters after garlanding a Rajiv Gandhi statue on the former prime minister's birth anniversary, he remarked: "Disciplinary action would be initiated against those who display indiscipline and go against the party line."

"The process of selecting candidates would be carried out only through the party's established procedure based on decisions of the election committee and the Congress Working Committee, " he continued. Rejects BRS allegations against 22-A lands matter.

Responding to allegations levelled by BRS leader and former minister T Harish Rao on the implementation of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, Mahesh Goud alleged that the pink party leaders were creating an unnecessary controversy over the matter.

"The chief minister had already directed authorities to rectify any lapses occurring at the lower level if they are brought to the government's notice. While adding that individuals facing injustice under the Congress administration can approach Gandhi Bhavan and seek redressal, there would be no scope for land grabbing or illegal occupation of lands since of the Section 22-A provisions, " he stated.

While describing Srinivas Reddy as a leader who continues to backing the Congress ideology and the government's welfare programmes, "The party will move forward in Banswada by bringing together both the old-timers and newcomers into the party, " he remarked.

Taken together, the developments around sushmitha's remarks painful, party won't tolerate indiscipline: TPCC president Mahesh point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.