MPSC aspirants held parallel protests in Pune, with Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde meeting students outside Ahilya Library and promising to raise their concerns with the government. Another group, backed by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, continued protesting at S M Joshi Bridge over exam transparency, vacancies and MPSC leadership.

Pune, October 02: Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde on Friday visited a group of protesting Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants gathered outside the Ahilya Library on Lal Bahadur Shastri Road in Pune and said he would raise their concerns with the government, while another group of students, backed by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, was simultaneously protesting at the S M Joshi Bridge.

The parallel protests come amid continued demands by competitive examination aspirants over the functioning of the MPSC, examination procedures, recruitment vacancies and alleged irregularities.

Munde backs students’ demands

Speaking to reporters at the Ahilya Library protest, Munde said the government should intervene when students feel they have been treated unfairly.