Published Jun 13, 2026 | 5:15 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 13, 2026 | 5:15 PM
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Synopsis: Claiming that the “scandal is deeply rooted and dangerously conceived by the people at the helm of the present State Government including the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and the Education Minister, Nara Lokesh,” Jagan reiterating the demand of CBI inquiry said, “investigating agencies in the State report to the perpetrators and therefore, to unearth facts the need for an enquiry by an independent agency such as CBI is warranted.”
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday, 13 June, criticised the Chandrababu Naidu government for the handling of DSC recruitment, and alleged that a “mega” scam took place during the process.
Taking to X, YS Jagan said, “The so-called ‘Mega’ DSC was a carefully engineered policy sketch for a ‘Mega’ scam, a dark operation by CM Chandrababu and his son Nara Lokesh as Minister-in-charge, grievously damaging the lives of meritorious aspirants.”
Noting that lakhs of aspirants are in anguish, due to Chandrababu Naidu’s government, Jagan added, “For the recruitment process for 16,000 DSC posts, every safeguard that protected transparency was dismantled, every institutional check was weakened, through a carefully laid out a scheme of fraud for purposes of converting the DSC recruitment into a money-spinning scam.”
Further demanding a CBI inquiry, former chief minister said, “DSC represents hopes and aspirations of lakhs of unemployed youth. Malpractices and corruption in the DSC recruitment process executed by the department, whose Minister-in-charge is Nara Lokesh, are extremely condemnable and the situation warrants a CBI inquiry.”
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Alleging that the recruitment process is a multi layered scam, Jagan listed out the key aspects of the alleged scam.
Claiming that government dismantled long-standing institutional safeguards, Jagan said, “The entire conspiracy began with preparation of question papers (handled by SCERT) and the conduct of the examination (handled by the DSC Convenor). These responsibilities were traditionally separated to preserve confidentiality. This process was completely compromised when the separation of responsibilities was done away with. Chandrababu government sidelined the DSC Convenor and entrusted both crucial responsibilities to the Director of SCERT.”
He further noted that the highly confidential tasks of question paper preparation and its upload were entrusted to outsourcing employees, creating a system vulnerable to abuse while conveniently providing potential scapegoats if design were to get exposed.
In a press conference on Thursday, 11 June, Jagan cited the case of Purama Naveen, an outsourcing employee who later secured top ranks in the same exam, calling it “undeniable proof of insider leaks.” Jagan further claimed that Naveen’s digital ID was erased from the final selection list to conceal the irregularities.
“For purposes of ascertaining the depth of the paper leak issue an inquiry by CBI is necessary,” he added.
Alleging widespread irregularities in sports quota, Jagan, claimed, “Doing away with the existing policy mandating qualification in examination as provided in GO No. 74 dated 9th August, 2012, through a new sports policy introduced vide GO no. 8 dated 10th December, 2024 and bringing it into implementation through GO No. 4 and GO No. 47, Chandrababu and his son had already prepared what can only be described as a ‘policy blueprint for a scam’.”
“For the first time in history, sports quota candidates were exempted from appearing for the DSC examination, creating a backdoor entry through which they were brought into the system. Once the recruitment process was complete, the policy was reverted to what it was earlier, through GO No. 23, GO No. 25 and GO No. 56, thereby superseding GO No. 4 and GO No. 47, citing difficulties that have arisen and several representations and grievances received from sportspersons.”
He also referred to a video of a negotiation for a teacher post between an aspirant and another person that had come to light. “The authorities merely registered a token case, granted station bail without even arresting the accused. No meaningful investigation was conducted,” he added.
The so-called ‘Mega’ DSC was a carefully engineered policy sketch for a ‘Mega’ scam, a dark operation by CM Chandrababu and his son Nara Lokesh as Minister-in-charge, grievously damaging the lives of meritorious aspirants. Lakhs of aspirants are in anguish today, shedding tears… pic.twitter.com/8yZ6jvhPwb
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) June 13, 2026
According to a TNIE report, Jagan in the press conference alleged that ruling-party leaders heading sports associations distributed certificates to their associates, while genuine medallists such as national archery gold winner Durgayya were denied posts. Audio and video evidence were presented, purportedly showing middlemen negotiating bribes of `15–20 lakh per post.
Claiming that the “scandal is deeply rooted and dangerously conceived by the people at the helm of the present State Government including the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and the Education Minister, Nara Lokesh,” Jagan reiterating the demand of CBI inquiry said, “investigating agencies in the State report to the perpetrators and therefore, to unearth facts the need for an enquiry by an independent agency such as CBI is warranted.”
(Edited by Sumavarsha.)
