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Raj Thackeray Expects Good News After MPSC Protest Talks
Students in Pune are protesting about Maharashtra’s public service exams.
They have different requests about how the main exam should be written.
One protest, led by MLA Rohit Pawar, is asking the MPSC chairperson to resign.
Raj Thackeray spoke with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about the protests on Friday.
Thackeray said he thought the chief minister was positive about the issue.
He expects good news about jobs for students in the coming days.
He also asked the students to be patient.
Thackeray said he felt sad that young people leave their homes and families to seek jobs.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray said he discussed the MPSC Main Examination protests with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday.
Thackeray said he sensed the chief minister was positive and expected news about jobs for MPSC students in the coming days.
He urged students to be patient and said he was pained to see young people leave home and family in pursuit of jobs.
Three protests were taking place in Pune over the MPSC Main Examination.
Protesters have called for the MPSC chairperson’s resignation and have made differing demands about the exam’s objective and descriptive formats.
- Who
- MNS chief Raj Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and people protesting over the MPSC Main Examination.
- What
- Thackeray said he discussed the protests with the chief minister and expected positive news about jobs for MPSC students.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra.
- When
- Thackeray said the discussion took place on Friday; a third protest began on Saturday.
- Why
- Protesters are seeking changes or continuity in the MPSC Main Examination format, and one protest is calling for the MPSC chairperson’s resignation.
Return to Objective Format
Keep Descriptive Format
MPSC Main Examination format
Return to Objective Format
A protest at Ahilya Library is demanding a return to the exam’s previous objective pattern.
Keep Descriptive Format
A protest at Alka Chowk is seeking continuation of the descriptive pattern for the Main examination.
Key facts
- Official discussed
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
- Political leader
- MNS chief Raj Thackeray
- Issue
- Protests over the Maharashtra Public Service Commission Main Examination
- Protest location
- Pune
- Number of protests
- Three simultaneous protests were reported
- One protest demand
- The resignation of MPSC chairperson Vivek Bhimanwar
- Exam-format demands
- Some protesters seek a return to the previous objective pattern; another group seeks continuation of the descriptive pattern
Quotes
Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief
“That is why today, I had a detailed discussion with the Chief Minister on this matter. I sensed that he is entirely positive about it as well. And I expect that in the coming few days, there will be good news regarding jobs for MPSC students. Therefore, the students should also be patient.”
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