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Maharashtra MPSC protesters end 10-day agitation after inquiry committee formed
Aspirants preparing for Maharashtra’s public service exams ended a 10-day protest in Pune on Sunday night.
They had called for an inquiry into alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, at the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, or MPSC.
The state government formed a committee led by former judge Dilip Bhosale, with senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe as its secretary.
The protesters’ main demand was that MPSC chairman Vivek Bhimanwar be removed.
The government agreed to keep him away from the chairman’s post while the inquiry is under way, and Bhimanwar said he had gone on leave.
The committee will examine the allegations, while the government said it would address other demands, including recruitment and exam-seat changes.
The protesters said they had called off the agitation for now.
MPSC aspirants ended their 10-day agitation in Pune late on October 11 after the Maharashtra government agreed to their demand that the commission’s chairman stay away from his post during an inquiry.
The government formed a committee to investigate alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, in the recruitment body.
MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar said he had gone on leave until the inquiry was completed.
The committee will be chaired by former judge Dilip Bhosale, with senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe as its Secretary.
The protesters also sought reforms to recruitment and the withdrawal of cases against some protest representatives.
- Who
- Maharashtra Public Service Commission aspirants ended the agitation after the State government accepted key demands.
- What
- They called off a 10-day protest after an inquiry committee was formed and the government agreed that Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar would stay away from his post during the inquiry.
- When
- Late on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- At S.M. Joshi Bridge in Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The aspirants were protesting alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, and seeking reforms to the MPSC.
MPSC aspirants
Maharashtra government
Chairman’s position
MPSC aspirants
The aspirants’ primary demand was that Vivek Bhimanwar be removed from the post.
Maharashtra government
The government agreed that he would stay away from the post during the inquiry; Bhimanwar said he had gone on leave.
Inquiry
MPSC aspirants
The aspirants demanded an inquiry into alleged irregularities, including paper leaks.
Maharashtra government
The government formed a committee to investigate the allegations.
We hope the committee will have the freedom to work properly
The State government has announced a judicial inquiry into the MPSC paper leak case. Throughout my entire life, I have always prioritised ethics. Therefore, I have decided to go on leave during this period instead of continuing to serve in the post until this inquiry is completed
Pune Police registered a case against 15 protest representatives and booked five people over an alleged drone flight at the protest site.
A State government delegation met the aspirants and said most of their demands had been accepted.
After the government agreed that Bhimanwar would stay away from the post during the inquiry, the aspirants called off their agitation late that night.
Bhimanwar announced that he had gone on leave until the inquiry was completed.
- Agitation
- 10 days
- Protest site
- S.M. Joshi Bridge, Pune
- Committee chair
- Former judge Dilip Bhosale
- Committee Secretary
- Senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe
- Commission chairman
- Vivek Bhimanwar went on leave until the inquiry was completed
- Police case
- 15 protest representatives were booked over the protest
Sources
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