AP’s ‘transparent’ DSC trips on merit
YSRCP takes the Mega DSC-2025 fight to the streets; the TDP government says all is spotless. The court record says at least the merit math wasn’t.
The merit question remains after the transparency claim.
YSRCP hit district collectorates across Andhra Pradesh on July 28 demanding a CBI probe into alleged Mega DSC-2025 irregularities and the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh. The party says the process stank — from how papers were handled to how Sports Quota posts were filled — and claims it handed “hundreds of documents” to the Governor. Those documents aren’t public yet; the protest is. [YSRCP release; protests via PTI report]
The TDP-led Andhra Pradesh government calls this “false propaganda” and insists the recruitment was squeaky clean: 16,347 posts notified, 3.36 lakh applicants, 15,941 appointment orders issued — all “transparent” and “in record time”, and with legal action threatened against critics. Its spokesperson even said the High Court “upheld” the process and there was no paper leak at all. [Education Dept statements; TDP response via PTI]
Here’s what actually exists on the record: the Andhra Pradesh High Court rapped the government over how posts were allotted — questioning a system that let candidate preferences override exam rank in SGT/SA allocation — and told them to fix it. That’s not a clean chit; that’s a correction. [AP HC proceedings]
Also on the record: the Supreme Court didn’t throw petals at the exam — it simply told a 2025 petitioner to go to the High Court. Procedural, not vindication. [SC order coverage]
What isn’t established in public material so far: a paper leak, manipulated merit lists, or a Sports Quota sale. Those remain allegations until someone publishes the lists, the FIRs, or a forensic match to a question bank. The government says those lists exist and were published; let’s see them. [Govt briefings]
Why this matters in Telangana: the TDP government in Andhra is the one arguing everything was perfect while a court has already flagged the merit logic. When the neighbour’s “transparent” process can’t clear the merit 101 test, Telangana is right to demand receipts before taking any lectures on recruitment reform. The TDP says spotless; the file says, start with merit.