The YSR Congress Party on Tuesday organized statewide protests demanding the immediate resignation of Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh, holding him morally responsible for the alleged irregularities in the Mega DSC-2025 recruitment process. Responding to YSRCP President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s call, the party’s leaders, DSC aspirants, students and youth staged demonstrations across the state, alleging that government jobs had been awarded to ineligible candidates while deserving aspirants were denied justice.
Rallies and protest marches were held in Vijayawada, Nellore, Tirupati, Nandyal and several other districts, with participants raising slogans demanding Lokesh’s resignation and a CBI investigation into the Mega DSC recruitment. Protesters also highlighted issues such as the alleged question paper leak, irregular Sports Quota appointments, pending fee reimbursement dues and the coalition government’s failure to fulfil its promise of unemployment allowance.
In Vijayawada, a massive rally was taken out from Sambamurthy Nagar to Dharna Chowk under the leadership of NTR District President Devineni Avinash, former Minister Vellampalli Srinivas, former MLA Malladi Vishnu and other senior leaders. In Nellore, YSRCP leaders led a protest march from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar statue to Gandhi Bomma Centre, reiterating the demand for accountability in the recruitment process. In Tirupati, former Minister R.K. Roja demanded Lokesh’s resignation, a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities and immediate clearance of pending fee reimbursement dues, while criticizing the government’s handling of youth and education issues. In Nandyal, YSRCP leaders, students and unemployed youth held demonstrations condemning the alleged Mega DSC irregularities and demanding justice for deserving candidates.
Meanwhile, in Narasannapeta, police prevented a proposed YSRCP Student-Youth Rally led by Dr. Dharmana Krishna Chaitanya from proceeding, triggering tension after participants alleged that democratic protests were being suppressed. Similar attempts to restrict protest marches were reported from a few other locations.
