TDP leader alleges 500-crore scam in Sachivalayam jobs during YSRCP term
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A Telugu Desam Party leader has accused the previous YSRCP government of orchestrating a 500-crore rupee recruitment scam in village secretariats.
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- Telugu Desam Party legislator Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy claims the former YSRCP administration sold government jobs for up to 10 lakh rupees each.
- The accusations involve recommendations made via paper chits to district officials for ward and village secretariat positions.
- The allegations further include claims that over 3,000 jobs were improperly granted through a sports quota based on minimal participation in local events.
- A formal state investigation has been demanded to uncover the extent of the alleged corruption.
What to watch next
- Launch of a formal investigation by the state government
- Response from YSRCP leadership regarding the allegations
- Potential audit of appointments made under the sports quota
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Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy
MLC
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“Names of the candidates written on paper chits were sent to the district Collectors, recommending them for the jobs”
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…by selling jobs in Sachivalayam (ward and village secretariats). Addressing the media in Kadapa on Saturday, he said each job was sold for anything between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh by the YSRCP leaders at various levels. “ Names of the candidates written on paper chits were sent to the district Collectors, recommending them for the jobs ,” the TDP leader charged. Mr. Reddy also pointed out that as many as 3,437 jobs were given under sports quota, with 801 ‘selected’ for merely participating in school games. “Any candidate who had played, not won any…
“Any candidate who had played, not won any medal or prize, any game in the neighbourhood school and produced a certificate to this effect got a job”
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…Collectors, recommending them for the jobs,” the TDP leader charged. Mr. Reddy also pointed out that as many as 3,437 jobs were given under sports quota, with 801 ‘selected’ for merely participating in school games. “ Any candidate who had played, not won any medal or prize, any game in the neighbourhood school and produced a certificate to this effect got a job ,” he remarked. The MLC also blamed the previous government for giving jobs to those who had participated in rural games, folk festivals and countryside celebrations like ‘Sankranti Sambaralu’. With such a shabby track…
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