Pune: Nationalist Congress Party–Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday said students and job aspirants in Pune will organise a protest march on Monday, September 7, against alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations and demand the removal of MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar.
He later interacted with job aspirants who had gathered near Patrakar Bhawan in the city. “I met deputy commissioner of Police Sanjay Darade, additional commissioner of Police Rajesh Bansode, deputy commissioner Rishikesh Rawle and Milind Mohite to seek permission for the demonstration. Youth Congress state president Shivraj More, teachers from various coaching classes and students were also present during the meeting,” Pawar added. The protest comes amid an ongoing Mumbai police investigation into the alleged leak of the question paper for the MPSC Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Inspector examination. “It was the students who had initially raised concerns about the paper leak, and evidence was subsequently submitted to the MPSC authorities and the Mumbai crime branch. The police have made a few arrests so far.
Names of more than 100 persons have been given to the police for investigation.
I am sure that more persons would be arrested in the near future,” Pawar said. Addressing the media on Saturday, Pawar said he had assured the students organising the protest that he would participate in the march.
