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Aaditya Thackeray Backs Pune MPSC Students, Urges Hunger Strike End
Students in Pune are protesting how the state’s public service commission is run.
They want its chairman, Vivek Bhimanwar, to resign.
Some students have been refusing food as part of the protest.
Aaditya Thackeray supported them but asked them to stop fasting because it could harm their health.
He said their campaign could continue without the hunger strike.
He also questioned why students took an exam in March if its paper had allegedly leaked in January.
Thackeray said the students should stay united.
If their demand is not met, he suggested going to the commission’s office in Mumbai.
Aaditya Thackeray backed the MPSC students’ protest in Pune and urged hunger strikers to end their fast for health reasons.
The protest had entered its sixth day on Tuesday, with students demanding MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar’s resignation.
Thackeray said the students could continue their campaign after ending the hunger strike and urged them to maintain unity.
He questioned the handling of an alleged examination paper leak, saying the paper was leaked in January but students sat the exam in March.
Thackeray proposed taking the protest to the MPSC office in Mumbai if Bhimanwar did not resign.
- Who
- MPSC student protesters, supported by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray; the protest was led by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar.
- What
- Students are protesting and demanding MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar’s resignation; Thackeray urged hunger strikers to end their fast and proposed taking the protest to Mumbai.
- Where
- Near S M Joshi Bridge in Pune, with a possible further protest at the MPSC office in Mumbai.
- When
- The protest was in its sixth day on Tuesday, October 6, according to the article.
- Why
- The students are seeking accountability in the MPSC’s functioning, including over an alleged examination paper leak.
Key facts
- Protest location
- Near S M Joshi Bridge, Pune
- Protest duration
- Sixth day on Tuesday
- Main demand
- Resignation of MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar
- Thackeray’s appeal
- End the hunger strike, but continue the campaign
- Possible next location
- Gates of the MPSC office in Mumbai
- Exam timeline cited by Thackeray
- He said the paper was leaked in January and the exam took place in March
Quotes
Aaditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader addressing the protesting MPSC aspirants
“This agitation has entered its sixth day. I am requesting you to end the hunger strike. It is not good for your health, especially at this young age. You have shown your determination and your strength. The fight does not end if you end the hunger strike. We will continue fighting for your demands.”
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“There are two demands. The way you are seeking the resignation of the MPSC chairman, similarly, at the national level there is an agitation for the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar. Both are ruining your future, but both have been backed by two kings.”
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Sources
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