TDP leader alleges ₹500-crore scam in Sachivalayam jobs during YSRCP term
Each job was sold for anything between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh by the YSRCP leaders at various levels, alleges MLC Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy
TDP leader Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy has accused the previous YSRCP regime, led by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, of engaging in a ₹500 crore scam involving the sale of jobs in Sachivalayam (ward and village secretariats). During a media briefing in Kadapa, Reddy alleged that each job was sold for between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh by YSRCP leaders at various levels.
He claimed that names of candidates were written on paper chits and sent to district Collectors for recommendation. Reddy pointed out that 3,437 jobs were given under the sports quota, 801 of which were awarded to individuals who merely participated in school games. He noted that any candidate who played any game in their neighborhood school, regardless of winning a medal or prize, received a job by simply providing a certificate.
Reddy also accused the previous government of handing out jobs to those who participated in rural games, folk festivals, and countryside celebrations like Sankranti Sambaralu. He called for a probe by the State government to uncover the alleged scam and expressed surprise that the YSRCP was now criticizing their own sports quota policy.
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