TDP, YSRCP workers clash at DSC protest in Vijayawada, Vizag; Malladi Vishnu taken into custody
Clashes erupted between TDP and YSRCP workers in Vijayawada during a protest over the DSC-2025 recruitment process. Police intervened to disperse the crowd and took former MLA Malladi Vishnu into custody for protesting without permission.
Why it matters
Political violence between ruling and opposition parties over recruitment processes underscores the high stakes of public sector employment and political polarization.
Tension gripped the Muthyalampadu area of Vijayawada on Thursday (August 6, 2026) after workers and supporters of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) clashed, prompting heavy police deployment.
The YSRCP had launched a hunger strike protest under the leadership of former MLA Malladi Vishnu, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the DSC-2025 recruitment process.
A scuffle breaks out between police and YSRCP workers in Vijayawada on Thursday. The party was on a relay hunger strike seeking a CBI inquiry into DSC-2025 and the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh when TDP workers took down its tent. Photos: K.V.S. Giri pic.twitter.com/Psbms6iGBF
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