Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Government Offers Dialogue Ahead of Pune MPSC Protest
MPSC students in Pune plan to hold a protest march on Monday.
BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute said the government will listen to their concerns.
He said the march can take place if it follows constitutional rules.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has already discussed the students’ demands with teachers.
The students want the MPSC chairman to resign.
Pachpute said the government cannot directly remove the chairman because the commission is autonomous.
He said an inquiry will examine the concerns and action can follow if wrongdoing is proven.
The government may also consider allowing student representatives to join the inquiry.
BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute said the government is open to dialogue with MPSC aspirants.
The government has permitted Monday’s Pune protest march if it is conducted constitutionally.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held a discussion with teachers about the students’ demands.
Aspirants are seeking the MPSC chairman’s resignation, but Pachpute said the government cannot directly remove the chairman.
Pachpute said an inquiry committee could include student representatives and that action would follow if wrongdoing is established.
- Who
- MPSC aspirants, BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and the Maharashtra Public Service Commission are central to the issue.
- What
- The government has offered dialogue with MPSC aspirants ahead of their planned protest and discussed an inquiry into their concerns.
- When
- Pachpute made the statements on Sunday, one day before the proposed Monday march.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Aspirants are raising demands including the resignation of the MPSC chairman, while the government says their concerns should be addressed through dialogue and inquiry.
MPSC Aspirants’ Demands
Government’s Position
Chairman’s resignation
MPSC Aspirants’ Demands
The aspirants are demanding the resignation of the MPSC chairman.
Government’s Position
Pachpute said the government lacks authority to directly seek or enforce the resignation; resignation on moral grounds is the chairman’s personal decision.
Handling the protest
MPSC Aspirants’ Demands
The aspirants are proceeding with a protest march in Pune to raise their concerns.
Government’s Position
The government has permitted the march provided it is conducted constitutionally and says the concerns should be addressed through dialogue rather than political mobilisation.
Inquiry participation
MPSC Aspirants’ Demands
The students’ concerns are to be examined through an inquiry into the issue.
Government’s Position
The government said it may consider including student representatives on the inquiry committee and will act if wrongdoing is established.
- Protest status
- Monday’s march has been granted permission if conducted constitutionally.
- Government representative
- BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute said the government is open to dialogue.
- Earlier discussion
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis discussed the students’ demands with teachers.
- Students’ demand
- MPSC aspirants are seeking the resignation of the commission’s chairman.
- Government authority
- Pachpute said the government cannot directly seek or enforce the chairman’s resignation because the commission is an autonomous constitutional body.
- Inquiry
- An inquiry committee has been formed, and student representation may be considered.
- Accountability
- Pachpute said action would be taken if an inquiry finds wrongdoing.