TSTCEA Seeks Election Holidays in Hyderabad, Rangareddy Amid Exam Clashes

• The State Teachers and College Employees Association (TSTCEA) requested government holidays in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts on December 11, 14, and 17.
• The holidays are sought to enable students and employees to vote in the Gram Panchayat elections.
• Major universities like Osmania and JNTU Hyderabad have scheduled exams on these polling days, creating a conflict.
• TSTCEA argues that conducting exams on polling days deprives students and staff of their constitutional right to vote.
• The association urged universities to postpone exams and the state government to declare holidays to ensure maximum voter turnout.

Why It Matters: It highlights the conflict between student/employee voting rights and exam schedules.