YSRCP Students’ Wing leaders sought a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in DSC and constable recruitment and questioned the disclosure of selection data.
Tadepalli: YSRCP Students’ Wing leaders on Monday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers through the District Selection Committee (DSC) and police constables.
Addressing the media at the YSRCP central office, Students’ Wing State president Panuganti Chaitanya and working president Ravichandra alleged that the coalition government was withholding details relating to the selections and questioned the transparency of the recruitment process.
The leaders said fresh allegations were emerging in the DSC recruitment and claimed that similar questions had now arisen over the recruitment of police constables.
The YSRCP leaders referred to the recruitment notification for 6,100 constable posts, issued during the previous government.
According to them, 5,03,486 candidates applied, while 4,59,182 appeared for the preliminary examination. They said the recruitment process was delayed owing to the Graduate MLC election code and litigation.
They questioned the decision of the present government to publish the constable selection list with only registration numbers and names. They said earlier selection lists contained additional information such as marks, category, date of birth and physical-test details.
The leaders demanded that the government publish complete details of all 38,914 candidates who appeared for the final written examination.
The Students’ Wing leaders also sought an explanation for the increase in the sports quota from 2% to 3%.
They questioned the inclusion of 79 backlog posts, alleging that these posts were not part of the original recruitment notification.
The leaders demanded that the government clarify the basis for these changes and make the relevant recruitment data public.
Turning to the DSC recruitment, the leaders raised questions over selections allegedly involving candidates associated with a university linked to an SCERT member.
They also questioned what they described as a concentration of around 600 selections from a single institute in Ongole and 24 sports-quota appointments from one mandal in Kurnool district.
The YSRCP leaders demanded that the government explain the basis for these selections and make the relevant records available for public scrutiny.
The Students’ Wing leaders reiterated their demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged irregularities in both recruitment processes.
They also demanded the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh and called for the immediate issuance of notification for 20,000 new constable posts, which they said had been promised in the Legislative Assembly.
The leaders further alleged that media organisations and social media platforms reporting on the recruitment issues were being blocked. They condemned what they described as attempts to restrict reporting and said their agitation would continue until the concerns of unemployed youth were addressed.
The allegations made by the YSRCP leaders have not been independently established. The ruling coalition has defended the recruitment processes and rejected allegations of irregularities.
