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Telangana Congress rift deepens as party takes action against leaders over ‘anti-CM’ remarks

Telangana Congress rift deepens as party takes action against leaders over ‘anti-CM’ remarks

The rift within the Telangana Congress intensified on Thursday as the party’s disciplinary committee took action against several of its leaders over their “anti-party” and “anti-chief minister” remarks, people familiar with the matter said. According to Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud, a show-cause notice was issued to state endowments minister Konda Surekha, (INCIndia-X) According to Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud, a show-cause notice was issued to state endowments minister Konda Surekha, holding her responsible for her daughter Konda Sushmita’s disparaging remarks against the party and chief minister A Revanth Reddy. On Wednesday, Sushmita’s remarks made during her mother’s birthday celebrations at Parkala in Warangal district, triggered an uproar in the state Congress unit. Sushmita claimed that the Konda family had played a key role in projecting CM Revanth Reddy for the TPCC president’s post and introducing him to the Congress high command. “After becoming the chief minister, power has gone to his head and he has forgotten those who supported him during his political rise,” …

WFI lifts suspension on Aman Sehrawat and Neha Sangwan after review of weight violations

WFI lifts suspension on Aman Sehrawat and Neha Sangwan after review of weight violations

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has lifted the suspensions of Olympic bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat and junior wrestler Neha Sangwan, who were earlier penalised for being overweight during major international competitions. Aman had faced suspension after failing to make weight at the Zagreb Championships in Croatia in September, while Neha was pulled up for a similar violation at the Junior World Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, in August. Both wrestlers were issued show-cause notices, Aman on September 2 and Neha earlier the same month, and submitted their responses by September 28 and September 18, respectively. WFI takes lenient view In their written replies, both wrestlers described the incidents as unintentional lapses and assured the federation that such issues would not recur. Coaches appointed for the Zagreb event were also issued notices as part of the review. The WFI Disciplinary Committee, which met on November 13, evaluated the submissions and noted that both athletes have strong records at the international level. Considering their past performances and the nature of the violations, the committee recommended a lenient …