YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday alleged that the State government was resorting to intimidation and use of force to suppress the protests being staged demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the DSC-2025 teacher recruitment process.
In a message on X, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused the government of attempting to shield HRD Minister Nara Lokesh from accountability, and questioned why an independent investigation into the alleged paper leak and recruitment irregularities had not been ordered.
Referring to the YSRCP-TDP clash in Vijayawada and the preventive arrest of former MLA Malladi Vishnu on Thursday, the former Chief Minister alleged that the relay hunger strike was disrupted by the ruling party leaders and workers. Tents erected were damaged and the protesters, including Mr. Vishnu, attacked in the presence of the police, he alleged.
Similar incidents had taken place in Chilakaluripet, Kanigiri, Yadiki, Tadipatri, Palamaneru, Repalle, Guntur, Ponnur, Vemuru, Macherla, Gurazala, Kandukur and Bapatla, he alleged.
The YSRCP president said unemployed youth had been denied the opportunity to express their concerns peacefully, and accused the government of responding to criticism with repression.
