Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray is scheduled to join protests in Pune, demanding greater transparency in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exams and the resignation of the commission’s chairman, Vivek Bhimnawar, at 4pm on Monday, even as the protesters heckled parliamentarian Omraje Nimbalkar for defecting from Shiv Sena (UBT).
Job aspirants and student unions, agitating against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams for nearly a month, announced a suspension of their sit-in after the Jharkhand government conceded to almost all of their key demands. “I have not gone anywhere. I am right here. He added that he remained connected with people in his constituency and stood by them during floods, droughts and other crises. He backed the students’ concerns over the MPSC examination system. Nimbalkar added that an examination is directly linked to a student’s future. He added he would meet chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with a delegation of students to press for their demands. The protests in Pune are the latest in a series of such agitations. In July, student protests over examination irregularities forced the then Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign.
I am an elected representative,” he said. Nimbalkar said the lack of power made it difficult for him and his colleagues to carry out work for constituents. He said irregularities such as question-paper leaks could force the cancellation of examinations, causing severe hardship to aspirants who had prepared for them. Nimbalkar said the MPSC secretary had been transferred.
