New Delhi, July 28 -- Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Tuesday defended the Andhra Pradesh government's conduct of the District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment examination, alleging that the opposition YSRCP was spreading rumours about the recruitment process, and urged the Centre to consider provisions to punish those deliberately spreading misinformation about public examinations.

Speaking during the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, Lavu said the previous DSC examination held in 2018 faced delays and irregularities, with answer papers evaluated only in 2022. He urged the Government to look beyond exam malpractice and address the...