Vijayawada, June 17 -- Reiterating its demand for a CBI inquiry into the irregularities in District Selection Committee (DSC) examinations, Opposition YSR Congress party has challenged Education Minister Nara Lokesh for an open debate on the issue at any venue.

Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, former minister Kurasala Kannababu said, "Education Minister Nara Lokesh is backing out from giving any explanation on the irregularities or replying to our questions which further strengthens the facts that there were irregularities in DSC.""Nara Lokesh is speaking in a tone and tenor loaded with arrogance and the inheritance of power from two generations has made him unconcerned about the core issues," the YSRCP leader alleged.

"Former Chi...