Mega DSC recruits cannot be branded ‘fake’, says Atchannaidu

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu on Monday condemned the branding of teachers recruited through the Mega DSC as “fake” and said their dignity should not be undermined for political gains.

His remarks came after a tense incident outside the State Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office in Vijayawada, where the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) held a protest alleging irregularities in the recruitment of teachers under the sports quota.

Sports-quota teachers also gathered at the venue and staged a counter-protest, with both sides raising slogans. The police had denied permission for the protest and deployed personnel at the spot. The protesters were reportedly detained, and the police allegedly resorted to a lathi-charge while dispersing them.