A protest by YSRCP leaders and workers over alleged irregularities in Andhra Pradesh’s Mega DSC-2025 recruitment turned tense near the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh office in Vijayawada on September 21, with the party claiming that police detained protesters and used a lathi-charge to disperse them.
The YSRCP said the demonstration focused particularly on recruitments under the sports quota and demanded an impartial Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the selection process. The party also called for the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh, alleging that the state government had failed to address concerns raised by eligible and meritorious candidates.
YSRCP spokesperson Konda Rajiv said the party had organised a democratic protest against what it described as large-scale irregularities in District Selection Committee appointments. He demanded responses from Lokesh and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and called for a transparent investigation to establish the facts behind the allegations.
According to the YSRCP account carried in the report, police erected barricades near the SAAP office in the Labbipet area and prevented protesters from reaching the premises. The party alleged that several of its leaders and cadres were detained. It also claimed that police used force while dispersing the gathering.
Rajiv further alleged that TDP supporters, posing as teachers, attacked YSRCP protesters. The claim was made as part of the party’s wider accusation that the coalition government was using police machinery to suppress dissent and avoid scrutiny of the recruitment process. The YSRCP described its protest as peaceful and questioned why the government had not ordered an independent inquiry.
The allegations about the recruitment process, the protest and the conduct of police action were presented in the report through statements from YSRCP leaders. The supplied account did not include a response from the Andhra Pradesh government, the Education Department, the police or the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh to the party’s accusations.
Party Political Affairs Committee member and former Vinukonda MLA Bolla Brahmanaidu also joined the protest and sought a comprehensive CBI probe. The party said it would continue its campaign until the recruitment-related allegations were addressed and those responsible for any wrongdoing were held accountable.
The dispute places the administration of public recruitment and the handling of political demonstrations at the centre of the controversy. Any independent inquiry would be expected to establish whether irregularities occurred in the Mega DSC-2025 appointments, identify the officials or individuals responsible if wrongdoing is found, and determine whether affected candidates were denied due process. The next formal step from the state government or the relevant investigating authority was not specified in the supplied report.
