India, Sept. 6 -- Surekha's daughter's remarks against CM Revanth Reddy triggered a disciplinary row that reached the Congress high command.

Days after Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha tied Rakhi to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he dropped her from his cabinet and also decided to rescind the appointment of G Chinna Reddy as vice-chairman of the Telangana Planning Board with immediate effect. However, the BJP soon picked up the issue and slammed the Congress and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the removal of Surekha from the Telangana Cabinet, accusing him and his party of undermining women leaders. On Thursday, a release from the Chief Minister's office said, "A recommendation to this effect has been sent...