Telangana Police Recruitment Protest: Unemployed Aspirants Demand Increase in Vacancies
Unemployed job aspirants staged a protest outside the Telangana Police Recruitment Board in Hyderabad on Monday, demanding a significant increase in the number of police vacancies announced by the state government. The demonstrators argued that the recently released recruitment notification, which offers 5,000 posts, falls far short of expectations and urged the government to raise the total to 20,000 positions.
The protest was organised under the banner of the Telangana Unemployed Joint Action Committee (JAC) and the Sub-Inspector and Police Constable Aspirants' JAC. Protesters gathered at the Police Recruitment Board office and attempted to lay siege to the premises while raising slogans against the state government.
According to the protesters, the recruitment notification issued by the Telangana government after nearly two and a half years does not adequately address employment opportunities for thousands of candidates preparing for police recruitment examinations. They demanded that the number of advertised vacancies be increased from 5,000 to 20,000 to better reflect the scale of unemployment and the expectations of job seekers.
During the protest, police intervened to prevent demonstrators from entering or surrounding the recruitment board premises. Officers detained several protesters and shifted them to police stations in vans after removing them from the protest site. Visuals circulating from the scene showed police escorting and carrying away some demonstrators during the operation.
The protest also reflected broader dissatisfaction among unemployed youth over recruitment commitments made by the Congress government before coming to power. Protesters alleged that the government had promised to fill two lakh government jobs and introduce a job calendar but had yet to fulfil those commitments.
The latest police recruitment notification has become a focal point of criticism from sections of unemployed candidates, who contend that the announced vacancies are insufficient given the demand for public sector employment. They argue that increasing the number of police posts would provide greater opportunities for qualified aspirants who have been preparing for recruitment examinations over an extended period.
Throughout the demonstration, protesters continued raising slogans against the government and reiterated their demand for expanding the recruitment drive. Their primary demand remained an increase in police vacancies from 5,000 to 20,000.
The incident adds to a series of demonstrations by unemployed youth in Telangana seeking faster recruitment processes and a larger number of government job notifications. Employment generation and public sector recruitment have remained key issues in the state's political discourse, with job aspirants closely monitoring the implementation of election promises related to government employment.
As of the reported incident, the protesters maintained their demand for a larger recruitment notification, while police acted to disperse the gathering and detain participants at the protest site.