TDP Accuses YSRCP of Targeting Newly Recruited Teachers

At a packed press conference inside the TDP central office in Mangalagiri, MLA Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy let loose a scathing tirade against the ruling YSRCP. According to Reddy, the party has been “wielding an axe” to block, intimidate or otherwise trouble the fresh batch of teachers recruited under the state’s Mega DSC (District Sub‑Collector) scheme.

“The YSRCP’s axe attacks on the newly appointed Mega DSC teachers continue,” he said, his voice rising as he listed what he called a series of legal and administrative hurdles meant to stall the recruitment. He claimed more than three‑hundred petitions were filed to disrupt the hiring process, only to be dismissed by the courts.

Reddy didn’t stop at procedural grievances. He turned his ire toward the party’s chief, former chief minister Y S Jagan Moh Reddy, accusing him of practicing a “politics of death.” The MLA reminded the audience that Jagan had asked voters for “just one chance” yet, in his view, failed to deliver on over 150 promises.

One of those promises, Reddy argued, was the creation of teaching jobs. “During his five‑year tenure, Jagan didn’t recruit a single teacher and kept feeding unemployed youth with false job calendars,” he asserted, painting a picture of disillusioned youngsters left in limbo.

In stark contrast, Reddy praised the current government’s education minister, Nara Lokesh, for delivering on a pledge made during the Yuva Galam padayatra. “Lokesh honored his commitment and filled 16,347 teacher posts in just 148 days, with complete transparency,” the MLA announced, noting that many of the recruits had been inspired by the likes of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

According to Reddy, the newly hired teachers are not just bureaucrats; they are young professionals who have worked hard, often against odds, to secure a stable government job. “Instead of appreciating their effort, the opposition seems to enjoy harassing them,” he said, his tone mixing frustration with a hint of exasperation.

The speech then shifted to broader grievances. Reddy alleged that the previous YSRCP administration botched key sectors: employment generation, liquor regulation, and irrigation. He claimed that cheap, adulterated liquor under the former regime caused more than 30,000 deaths, and that no new acre of land received irrigation water during its five‑year rule.

He warned that Jagan’s government was trying to sow caste and regional divisions, saying, “He cannot stand a peaceful state, so he creates fault lines wherever he can.” By contrast, the current alliance led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh, Reddy argued, is on a “war footing” to attract investment, revive the economy, and push forward 36 critical irrigation projects, including Veligonda, the North Andhra Canal and Polavaram.

Wrapping up, the MLA dismissed the YSRCP as “nothing more than a drama company reliant on stones and rooster knives,” a colorful metaphor meant to underscore his belief that the party lacks moral authority to criticize the present government. He urged the public to rally behind the Naidu‑Lokesh alliance, which he said is delivering on its ‘Super Six’ welfare promises and setting clear targets for ministers.

Reddy’s remarks, delivered with characteristic fervor, echo a larger political contest in Andhra Pradesh – one that pits promises of youth employment against accusations of political sabotage.