YSRCP President and former Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has strongly criticised the Chandrababu Naidu government over the conduct of the Department of School Education’s DSC recruitment, alleging widespread irregularities and lack of transparency.
In a fiery statement, Jagan questioned whether the government had conducted a ‘Mega DSC’ or a ‘fraudulent DSC’ that had cheated aspiring candidates. He demanded the government clarify allegations of paper leaks, data deletion, and the disappearance of merit lists.
Jagan accused the government of initially cancelling the DSC announced during his tenure, deliberately delaying the recruitment process, and then issuing a new notification solely for publicity, ultimately causing injustice to candidates through irregularities and scams. He also raised concerns about a department headed by Minister Nara Lokesh, alleging attempts to conceal leaks and irregularities involving an outsourced employee of SCERT, who reportedly secured the top rank and whose details were later deleted from the database.
Further, Jagan claimed merit lists and topper information had been hidden, questioning why only selected candidates received private messages while official lists were not displayed publicly at district offices. He also alleged corruption in sports quota appointments, claiming posts were being sold for Rs 15 lakh each and accusing ruling party leaders of brokering deals and issuing fake certificates to ineligible candidates.
He questioned the sudden replacement of the TET convener with a joint director from the education department and demanded a CBI inquiry, asserting that the entire process was marred by ‘Mega Leak and Mega Corruption’. Jagan called for Nara Lokesh’s removal from his post and urged justice for meritorious candidates.
In response, TDP leader and minister Nara Lokesh dismissed YS Jagan’s allegations, asserting that no teacher posts had been filled during the former government’s rule and slammed Jagan for criticising the current government’s efforts to fill 16,000 teacher positions. Lokesh claimed the recent DSC had been conducted transparently, with 10,000 posts announced in the job calendar and preparations underway for another DSC.
Lokesh criticised Jagan for purportedly suspecting and insulting candidates who secured jobs in the Mega DSC, and accused him of trying to undermine the future of the state by hindering investment and employment opportunities.
The other TDP leaders also reacted slamming the former chief minister and demanded the latter to tender apologies to the teachers.
