‘Is this Praja Palana?’ Unemployed youth step up stir across Hyderabad

Unemployed youth staged protests in Chikkadpally and Dilsukhnagar against the Telangana Congress government’s delay in issuing the job calendar and recruitment notifications, demanding immediate release of notifications for Groups, DSC, and police vacancies

Hyderabad: Protests against the Telangana Congress government’s delay in issuing job calendar and recruitment notifications continued on Saturday. While unemployed youth, along with Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists, called in a rally from City Central Library in Chikkadpally to RTC X Roads, the evening saw a huge protest in Dilsukhnagar.

A large number of unemployed youth from nearby hostels and libraries who squatted near the Metro Station in Dilsukhnagar raised slogans against the State government. They demanded the government roll out the job calendar and issue job notifications, including Groups, mega DSC for teachers’ recruitment, and police jobs.

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Earlier in the day, several of the unemployed youth, who staged a protest at the library, were detained by the police. During this process, some activists’ clothes were torn and a few suffered bruises. The protesters demanded the government honour its Assembly election promise of filling up 2 lakh vacancies.

The youth lamented that the Congress party came to power, assuring that it would be people’s government. However, the unemployed said they were locked inside the library, fearing a large-scale protest.

“The Congress party came to power by making us believe that they provide people’s governance. By locking us inside the library – Is this Praja Palana? The Congress betrayed us by promising 2 lakh jobs within one year into government,” said Narender, an unemployed youth preparing for Groups’ recruitment.

Speaking to media persons, a woman preparing for the Groups lamented they were clueless as to when the recruitment notifications would be released.

“Parents are struggling so much to provide education to us for our better future. But the government is not even bothered about our issues. Despite there being clear vacancies in various departments, the government is not notifying them. We demand the government immediately release notifications,” she added.

The protests are expected to continue on Sunday and Monday as well.