YSRCP dharna meets PETs’ counter-dharna at SAAP office in Vijayawada over DSC sports quota jobs
YSRCP party members staged a protest at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh office in Vijayawada, alleging corruption in sports quota job recruitments. The protest was met with a counter-demonstration by the selected Physical Education Teachers, who defended the fairness of their selection process.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political tensions regarding government recruitment processes and the potential for public sector hiring to become a flashpoint for local political conflict.
Leaders of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) staged a dharna in front of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) office on Monday (September 21, 2026), alleging irregularities in the DSC sports quota recruitments.
Party workers tried to lay siege to the SAAP office at Labbipet on M.G. Road, raising slogans and demanding that the government explain the alleged malpractices in the sports quota selections and take action. The party also demanded a CBI inquiry.
Former Ministers Vellampalli Srinivas and Jogi Ramesh, former MLA Malladi Vishnu and YSRCP leader Devineni Avinash were among those who took part in the protest.
YSRCP leaders including former Ministers Vellampalli Srinivas and Jogi Ramesh are taken into preventive custody outside the SAAP office in Vijayawada on Monday. The party alleges DSC sports quota jobs went to unqualified candidates without a test. Video: G.N. Rao pic.twitter.com/Sxa8CMsA5d
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