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Andhra Pradesh DSC and APPSC recruitment scandal

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In late July 2026, the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) intensified its campaign against Education Minister Nara Lokesh over alleged irregularities in the state’s District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment. The party cited accusations of question-paper leaks, Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) violations, and misuse of sports quotas involving approximately 350,000 aspirants. YSRCP leaders demanded Lokesh’s resignation and a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, comparing the situation to the NEET paper-leak controversy. On July 27, the YSRCP held statewide protests, alleging that the top-ranked candidate had prior access to exam papers. In response, TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and MSME Minister Kondapalli Srinivas defended the recruitment of 16,347 candidates as transparent, noting that results and answer keys were published online. They accused the YSRCP of spreading misinformation. By mid-August 2026, the YSRCP expanded its allegations to include the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Group-I recruitment processes. On August 17, the dispute escalated in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, where opposition members staged protests to demand a debate. Agriculture Minister K Atchannaidu countered that the YSRCP had failed to conduct recruitment during their previous tenure. By ~~September 4, YSRCP chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy renewed demands for a CBI probe, accusing~~ mid-September, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ~~of shielding his son. By mid-September, Chief Minister Naidu~~ ordered legal action against private coaching centres, accusing them of using aspirants to engage in ‘politically motivated protests’. On September ~~21, tensions escalated in Vijayawada as YSRCP protesters clashed with newly appointed teachers outside the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office. During~~ 26, the ~~demonstration,~~ YSRCP ~~leaders~~ condemned police lathi-charges against village and ~~cadres were reportedly attacked by individuals allegedly belonging to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) who were masquerading as teachers. The YSRCP also accused~~ ward secretariat employees protesting for pay increments and warned of statewide agitation following alleged police harassment of ~~using lathi-charges~~ workers protesting DSC-2025 irregularities. Party leaders met with the Vijayawada Deputy Commissioner of Police to ~~disperse protesters~~ demand an end to midnight arrests and ~~detaining~~ the registration of serious criminal charges against party ~~leaders.~~ workers.

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