*YS Jagan apprises Governor of the DSC scam, attack on peaceful protesters*

Vijayawada, Sept 23: Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has reiterated the demand for the resignation of Education Minister Lokesh ahead of a CBI inquiry into the irregularities in the DSC scam and has complained to Governor Justice Abdul Nazeer about the attacks on party leaders at the SAAP office.

Speaking to the media after apprising the Governor of the attacks on YSRCP leaders at the SAAP office, he produced evidence to establish the irregularities in the DSC, giving a blow-by-blow account of how the scam unfolded.

While the attack on YSRCP leaders at the SAAP office is highly condemnable, despite permission being taken to submit a representation, a dharna was organised at the same venue and at the same time by goons who had earlier attacked Sakshi offices. They attacked unemployed youth and YSRCP cadre. Besides the attack, the coalition government filed cases carrying serious charges against the victims while they were holding peaceful protests.

The Governor was apprised not just of the attack on YSRCP leaders and the cases foisted against the youth and party workers who were holding a peaceful protest, but also of how the scam took place—from the conduct of the examinations to the appointment of candidates.

In the first place, the question paper and conduct of the examinations were entrusted to a single person who heads the SCERT. An outsourcing employee secured the first rank but was denied the job, which establishes the fact that the paper was leaked.

Thereafter, irregularities galore followed, with jobs being given to a favoured few by bringing in GOs enabling them to secure appointments without writing the DSC examination. After the purpose was served, the GOs were cancelled, which is sufficient proof of the irregularities. Some of them did not even write the mandatory TET examination, and thereby 372 persons were recruited.

Some persons came up with fake certificates issued by sports associations headed by TDP leaders. There were contradictory statements from SAAP and the associations concerned, as fake certificates were issued by softball and judo associations.

Audio-visual evidence regarding the sale of jobs has surfaced on social media, but no action has been taken. The coalition government has allowed those responsible to go scot-free, while Chandrababu misled the Assembly on the issue.

With all the evidence pointing fingers at the government, the Education Minister should resign and a CBI inquiry should be ordered into the DSC scam. The fight will continue until justice prevails, he said.

He also cited Sai Krishna’s case, which reached the apex court. The court passed stern remarks, which were a slap in the face of the government.