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Hans India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Slap PD Act on spurious seed traders: Ponguleti
Warangal: The government will take stern action against the traders who supply and sell spurious seed, Revenue and Warangal In-charge Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said. He, along with Minister for Environment, Forests and Endowment Konda Surekha, conducted a review meeting at Hanamkonda Collectorate on Thursday, focusing on paddy procurement, Indiramma houses, Bhu Bharati, and arrangements for the Telangana Formation Day. The onus is on the district administration and the police to contain the spurious seed. The offenders will be booked under the PD Act, Ponguleti said. He said that Telangana is at the forefront in procuring paddy. 85 per cent of the paddy produced has been procured. There are some issues in paddy procurement, and a decision will be taken by the Chief Minister, A Revanth Reddy, he added. Ponguleti directed the officials to speed up the construction of Indiramma houses. The house allotment proceedings should be handed over to the beneficiaries by June 6. Konda Surekha directed the task force committee to focus on spurious seed. She directed the officials to ensure the supply of seed and fertilisers to farmers, not giving any scope to black-marketers. Whip Ramachandru Naik, MLAs Yashaswini Reddy, K R Nagaraju, Gandra Satyanarayana Rao, D Madhava Reddy, Kadiyam Srihari, Revuri Prakash Reddy, MLC Anji Reddy, Mayor Gundu Sudharani, KUDA chairman E Venkatram Reddy, district collectors Satya Sharada (Warangal), P Pravinya (Hanumakonda), Rizwan Basha Shaik (Jangaon), TS Diwakara (Mulugu), Advaith Kumar (Mahabubabad) and Rahul Sharma (Bhupalpally) were among others present.
Hans India
28-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Surekha elated over successful conduct of Saraswati Pushkaralu
Hyderabad: Endowments Minister Konda Surekha on Tuesday expressed happiness on the successful completion of Saraswati Pushkaralu. The Minister in a message said, 'I am very happy that the Saraswati Pushkaras were successful. The first Pushkaralu after the formation of Telangana was held wonderfully. Close to 30 lakh devotees took holy dips and had darshan of the Kaleshwara Mukteeshwara Swamy. Thank you all the departmental officials, local people and devotees who supported this. We wish to celebrate the upcoming Godavari Pushkaralu in a grand manner,' said Surekha, offering a special thanks to the Minister D Sridhar Babu, local officials and the Endowment Department who worked hard to make these Pushkaralu a success.
India Today
17-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Self-goal? Telangana MLA says other ministers often take bribes to clear files
Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha has stirred a controversy after stating that while other ministers often took bribes from firms to clear files, she did not take money from corporates and instead wanted them to contribute to society. A video of her speech has gone viral on social media, with the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) demanding an investigation."Since I am the Forest Minister, some companies come to me to get files cleared. Usually, ministers take money to clear such files. However, I ask the companies that they need not give even a paisa, but should do social services," Surekha said.!" " . BRS Party (@BRSparty) May 16, 2025advertisementThe minister made the remarks while laying the foundation stone of a building at a government college in Warangal. The opposition saw Surekha's remarks as an admission of corruption within the government. READ | Political storm in Telangana over women washing Miss World contestants' feetBRS ATTACKS MINISTER, SHE CLARIFIESBRS working president and MLA KT Rama Rao pounced on the minister's remark to accuse the Congress of running a "commission sarkaar" in Telangana."Many congratulations to Minister Konda Surekha for finally speaking some truths! The Congress in Telangana runs a 'commission sarkaar', and it's unfortunate this has become an open secret in Telangana," Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, tweeted."In this 30% commission government, ministers, according to their own colleague, do not sign files without taking a hefty cut," he Rao also urged Surekha to "name and shame" all the Congress ministers involved in taking bribes. "Can Revanth Reddy or Rahul Gandhi order an inquiry into these allegations by their own cabinet minister?" he further the controversy escalated, Surekha, in a post on X, claimed her remarks were distorted, and she was speaking about ministers in the previous BRS government."I was speaking about ministers in the previous BRS government who would take money to do any work... It's not proper to distort my comments," the Telangana minister this is not the first time that Surekha has courted a controversy. Last year, the minister stirred a row after she sought to blame KT Rama Rao for the separation of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha. Following her claim, defamation cases were filed against Watch
Hans India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Surekha takes a swipe at BRS for ‘doctoring' facts
Hyderabad: Endowments Minister Konda Surekha on Friday said that her comments regarding ministers taking bribes was pertaining to the previous BRS regime and added that her comments were twisted and it was a clear case of cut and paste by the paid social media batch of BRS. Responding to the attacks by the BRS leaders, Konda Surekha said that there has been misleading propaganda regarding her comments made in Warangal on Thursday. 'I had talked about ministers during the BRS regime, who used to take money for doing any work and these were facts. They often used to demand payments for processing files, a truth that many are unaware of,' said Surekha. The BRS leaders were unable to digest the government working effectively hence the BRS paid batch was spreading negativity. 'The video circulating misrepresents my comments, selectively editing them to serve a narrative. This tactic aims to sow discord among our cabinet members, which is unacceptable. All ministers in our Congress government are performing exceptionally well, and our government employees recognise our capability in administration. The BRS party's strategy of disseminating fraudulent propaganda is evident. I cannot tolerate such deceit, and I will hold those people accountable,' said Surekha. The Minister recalled the comments of former minister Naini Narasimha Reddy, who had exposed the corruption associated with Mission Kakatiya, which he termed as 'Commission Kakatiya'. Furthermore, it was revealed by the BRS chief KCR that the MLAs were charging 30 per cent commission from the beneficiaries of Dalit Bandhu scheme. People have taught the BRS a lesson in the elections but still the opposition leaders were unable to learn from it.
Hans India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Take up Rajanna Temple works after holding talks with key reps: Minister
Hyderabad: With controversy surrounding the closure of Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada, the Endowments Minister Konda Surekha stepped in and asked the temple authorities to take up works only after discussing with all stakeholders, including locals. Minister Konda Surekha on Wednesday inquired about the complete details from the Endowment Commissioner and the Vemulawada Temple EO. The temple staff informed the Minister that there were misconceptions regarding the area of the Rajanna Temple. Steps were taken to increase the area of the temple to provide full facilities to the devotees. It was clarified that work related to the area of the main temple and darshan facilities for devotees in Bhimeshwara Temple was being undertaken. However, the minister directed the officials to move forward after discussing with all sections of the society including locals without giving any room for suspicion or difficulties anywhere. The Rajanna Temple Protection Committee had announced a bandh in Vemulawada on Wednesday to protest the State government's decision to close the Rajanna Temple starting June 15 for development works. The committee urged all shopkeepers to voluntarily close their businesses in support of the protest. The Committee under BJP district president Prathapa Ramakrishna, featuring representatives from various parties, including Congress, BRS, and BJP. This decision arises in response to the government's announcement of a two-year closure of the temple as part of the proposed development work. Prathapa Ramakrishna criticised the proposal to remove the idols of the Parivar deities in the name of modernisation. He also highlighted the inconsistency of the authorities, noting that while devotees have been calling for the removal of a Dargah near Rajanna Temple, no action has been taken on that front. He urged everyone to support the bandh to protest the government's decision and called on all traders to voluntarily close their shops. Earlier, the temple authorities and priests said that thousands of devotees visit Sri Rajarajeswara Swamy temple, known as Dakshina Kashi. They said that with the space constraint they were unable to provide full facilities to the devotees, and that steps were being taken by the government to increase the area of the temple to that extent. The temple executive officer Vinod Reddy said that the news that the temple will be closed from June 15 is far from the truth, and that details regarding the area of the main temple and the facilities for darshan for devotees in Bhimeshwara temple will be revealed very soon, and the process of expanding the main temple will begin only after the facilities for devotees in Bhimeshwara temple are fully provided. As per the permission of the Sringeri Peethadhipathi and the suggestions and recommendations of the Endowment and Charitable Endowments Department, the area of the main temple is going to be increased in accordance with Agama Shastra. The entire cost of the work undertaken as part of the temple development will be done with the Rs 76 crore sanctioned by the government, and the construction of the Annadana Satra will be done with the Rs 36 crore sanctioned by the government, and the officials clarified on this occasion that none of the money donated by devotees to the temple will be used for this.
