Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Tension Erupts Over Teacher Recruitment as TDP Removes YSRCP Tent
In Vijayawada, grown-ups from two big political groups are angry with each other.
One group is called YSRCP and the other is called TDP.
The YSRCP group is upset about how teachers were chosen for new jobs in something called DSC-2025.
They think some of the choices were not fair and want a special detective team called the CBI to look into it.
To show they are serious, they started sitting together and not eating food, which is called a hunger strike.
Then a leader from the TDP group came and said the YSRCP protest tent was not officially allowed.
People from the TDP group took the tent down, and both sides shouted at each other.
Police came to stop the fighting and kept a close watch on the city to make sure nothing bad happened.
The YSRCP leaders also said the Education Minister, Nara Lokesh, should quit his job.
They said the government did not keep the promises it made before winning the election.
Political tension erupted in Vijayawada over the DSC-2025 teacher recruitment issue.
YSRCP leaders, led by former MLA Malladi Vishnu, launched relay hunger strikes demanding a CBI inquiry into alleged recruitment irregularities.
TDP MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao arrived with supporters, claiming the protest camp was set up without official permission.
TDP supporters removed the protest tent, prompting police intervention and heavy security deployment across Vijayawada.
Former Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy demanded Education Minister Nara Lokesh's resignation, alleging money changed hands in sports quota appointments.
- Who
- YSRCP leaders including former MLA Malladi Vishnu and former Macherla MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, TDP MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, and police officials.
- What
- A political clash in which TDP supporters removed a YSRCP protest tent during relay hunger strikes demanding a CBI inquiry into alleged DSC-2025 teacher recruitment irregularities.
- When
- The article does not specify the exact date; the incident occurred during the DSC-2025 teacher recruitment protests.
- Where
- Vijayawada.
- Why
- YSRCP leaders demanded a CBI probe into alleged recruitment irregularities and the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh, while TDP leaders said the protest camp was set up without official permission.
YSRCP
TDP/Coalition Government
Legitimacy of the protest
YSRCP
The relay hunger strike is a democratic protest demanding a CBI inquiry into DSC-2025 recruitment irregularities.
TDP/Coalition Government
The protest camp was set up without official permission, which is why TDP supporters removed the tent.
DSC recruitment integrity
YSRCP
Serious irregularities occurred: large sums of money changed hands in sports quota appointments and government orders were manipulated, warranting a CBI probe and the minister's resignation.
TDP/Coalition Government
No direct response to the recruitment allegations is reported; the TDP side focused on the camp being unauthorized.
Police conduct
YSRCP
The government is using police to suppress the opposition, and attempts to curb democratic protests will have consequences.
TDP/Coalition Government
Police intervened to restrain both groups and defuse tension, deploying heavy security to prevent untoward incidents.
- Location
- Vijayawada
- Issue
- DSC-2025 teacher recruitment irregularities
- YSRCP demand
- CBI inquiry into alleged recruitment irregularities
- Protest led by
- Former MLA Malladi Vishnu (relay hunger strikes)
- Key TDP figure
- MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao (Bonda Uma)
- Main allegation
- Large sums of money changed hands in sports quota appointments; government orders manipulated
- Resignation demand
- Education Minister Nara Lokesh
- Police response
- Intervened and deployed heavy security across Vijayawada