Naidu accuses Jagan of running ‘misinformation campaign' on teacher recruitments

Vijayawada: Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu strongly rejected allegations of irregularities in the DSC recruitment process on Wednesday. Reacting to YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s allegations of “large-scale irregularities” in the DSC and his demand for a CBI inquiry into the teacher recruitment process, he said the opposition has been running a “misinformation campaign”.

“The govt conducted the teacher recruitment exercise through DSC with utmost transparency and fulfilled its poll promise,” he said. Refuting allegations over sports quota appointments, Naidu said selections were made strictly in accordance with categories prescribed by the Centre. "Opposition leaders are making baseless allegations without proper study, and continue to indulge in false propaganda and destructive politics,” he added

Earlier, Jagan alleged that the entire DSC recruitment process lacked transparency and was full of violations. The former chief minister, who met some DSC candidates from various districts at the YSRCP central office, said several aspirants who secured ranks, attended certificate verification, and completed all stages of recruitment process were ultimately denied appointments. Calling it “grave injustice”, he assured the candidates that YSRCP will stand by them in their fight for justice.

He questioned the govt over the handling of sports quota appointments, alleging that recruitment norms were altered and candidates who successfully completed certificate verification and interviews were excluded from the final selection lists without adequate explanation. “In some cases, candidates were shown as absent during verification despite attending the process, while others found their names missing from both selected and rejected lists,” he alleged.

He said YSRCP will constitute a legal panel comprising the party’s legal team, teacher MLCs, and student-wing representatives to pursue the matter in courts. The party would bear the legal expenses for affected candidates, he added.