MPSC aspirants protest: Amid demand for new dates, Sharad Pawar writes to CM Shinde

The aspirants had sought postponement of the Maharashtra Gazetted Civil Services Combined Preliminary Examination. They had also sought getting 258 posts of the agriculture department under the ambit of the latest MPSC prelims examination.

राज्यात स्पर्धा परीक्षा देणारा विद्यार्थी वर्ग हा मोठ्या प्रमाणावर आहे. स्पर्धा परीक्षेत होणारा विलंब, त्यातून विद्यार्थ्यांमध्ये झालेला असंतोष यात मार्ग काढणे अत्यावश्यक आहे. विद्यार्थ्यांमधील असंतोष आणि काही दिवसापूर्वी झालेल्या आंदोलनाच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर त्यांच्या रास्त मागण्या… pic.twitter.com/Yjen7OLtb6

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) September 16, 2024

During the protest, Pawar announced to join the agitation if the government failed to resolve the issue. The MPSC had later postponed the exam and said it would announce new dates soon.

New dates have not yet been announced and the decision regarding the 258 posts from agriculture department is also yet to be taken, Pawar said in the letter.

The state government should take a decision soon since the code of the conduct for the Maharashtra assembly polls may be announced, he said.

“Despite selection for PSI, Sales Tax Assistant posts, several candidates have not yet been appointed. All these demands of MPSC aspirants are appropriate. I have been trying to help them solve these issues but I have not got your appointment,” Pawar said. He asked the CM to spare time to convene a meeting to discuss the issue.

(with inputs from PTI)