Watch: Group 1 Mains aspirants continue to protest for second consecutive day in Telangana

Aspirants stage a protest holding placards at the Gandhi Nagar Park demanding to re-schedule the mains examination to be conducted by the TGPSC on October 21

Hyderabad: Even as Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was scheduled to address the press persons, Group – 1 Mains aspirants continued their protest for the second consecutive day on Thursday.

Aspirants stage a protest holding placards at the Gandhi Nagar Park demanding to re-schedule the mains examination to be conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) on October 21. It is known that the Telangana High Court had cleared the way for the exam by dismissing a bunch of petitions on Tuesday.

Aspirants are demanding postponement of the exams to October 27.

They have been protesting against the Government Order (GO) 29 issued by the TGPSC earlier this year, which introduced changes to the selection process for the Group – 1 services.

Their primary concern revolved around the 1:50 selection ratio. They expressed concerns about the fairness of the exam process under the current selection criteria and urged the State government to rectify the issued in the recruitment procedure.

Meanwhile, demanding immediate release of the pending fees reimbursement amount, students and members of the BC Azad Youth Foundation staged a protest on the Osmania University campus.

They issued an ultimatum to the State government to release the necessary funds within 24 hours or they would lay seize the Secretariat on Friday.