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Abhijeet Dipke Backs MPSC Protest, Calls for Pune Shutdown
MPSC aspirants are protesting in Pune over alleged problems with a recruitment exam.
Activist Abhijeet Dipke visited them and said he supported their protest.
He accused officials of allowing parts of the recruitment process to continue despite claims that a question paper had leaked.
He also criticized the government and the appointment of the MPSC chairman.
Dipke asked students across Pune to join the protest and said the city could shut down if their demands were ignored.
He said students should keep speaking up, even if they face police cases.
He also urged them not to think about suicide.
The article says protests were happening in Mumbai and at Jantar Mantar as well.
Social activist and speaker Abhijeet Dipke backed MPSC aspirants protesting at S M Joshi Bridge in Pune.
Dipke urged students across Pune to join the agitation and called for the city to shut down if the government did not address their demands.
He accused the Maharashtra Public Service Commission of losing credibility amid allegations of a question-paper leak and criticized its chairman’s appointment.
Dipke questioned why exams, interviews and a provisional merit list proceeded despite the alleged leak, and called for accountability.
He urged students not to consider suicide, supported their continued protest, and said demonstrations were also taking place in Mumbai and at Jantar Mantar.
- Who
- MPSC aspirants and activist Abhijeet Dipke; NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar was also supporting the students.
- What
- Dipke backed the agitation, criticized the MPSC and government over alleged recruitment irregularities, and called for a Pune shutdown if demands were not addressed.
- Where
- The protest was at S M Joshi Bridge in Pune.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- Aspirants were protesting alleged irregularities in the MPSC recruitment process, including an alleged question-paper leak.
Key facts
- Protest location
- S M Joshi Bridge, Pune
- Person backing protesters
- Social activist and speaker Abhijeet Dipke
- Political supporter mentioned
- NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar
- Commission criticized
- Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)
- Chairman named
- Ashok Bhimanwar
- Chief Minister named
- Devendra Fadnavis
- Other protest locations mentioned
- Mumbai and Jantar Mantar
Quotes
Abhijeet Dipke
Social activist and speaker who supported the MPSC aspirants’ agitation.
“There are 20 lakh students. If all of you come out onto the streets for one day, there will be a resignation the very next day.”
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“Whether it takes 30 days, 60 days or three months, we will continue the fight.”
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Sources
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