Mega DSC process transparent, merit-based, says Naidu; Lokesh challenges Opposition to debate
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh defended the transparency of the Mega DSC-2025 teacher recruitment process. They challenged the opposition YSRCP to debate the matter in the Legislative Assembly.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing political tensions and debates over government transparency and recruitment integrity in Indian state politics.
The State government on Monday (August 17, 2026) strongly defended the conduct of the Mega DSC-2025 recruitment, asserting that the entire process was transparent, merit-based, and legally compliant, and challenged the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) to substantiate its allegations in the Legislative Assembly.
Minister of IT and Education Nara Lokesh made a statement on the Mega DSC 2025 in the State Legislative Assembly on Monday.
Participating in the debate, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that there had been ‘not a single deviation’ from the DSC notification at any stage and that all details relating to the recruitment had been placed online. He accused the YSRCP of adopting ‘hit-and-run’ politics by making allegations outside the House and challenged the Opposition to fix a date and time for a debate.
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