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Aug 22, 2024 02:33 PM IST
In view of the agitation, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday urged the MPSC Chairman to take a positive decision on the demands of the students.
The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has postponed the state service preliminary examination to be held on August 25. This decision was taken in a meeting held on Thursday.
The protesting students, who are preparing for competitive exams for various state government jobs, are agitating in Pune against the MPSC’s decision not to fix dates for exams of the agriculture department as well as other departments. The candidates also demanded that the MPSC postpone the exams as the August 25 date is clashing with the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) exams, affecting candidates appearing for both the exams.
In view of the agitation, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday urged the MPSC Chairman to take a positive decision on the demands of the students.
In this regard, the MPSC held a meeting in Mumbai, in which members of the commission and a delegation of protesting students were also present. After the meeting, the MPSC announced on its X handle: “In the meeting of the Commission held today, it has been decided to postpone the Maharashtra Gazetted Civil Services Combined Preliminary Examination 2024 to be held on 25 August 2024. The new exam date will be announced soon.”
The protest has also taken a political turn, with NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar issuing an ultimatum, saying he will join the protest if the government does not take the agitation seriously and clarify its stand today. Other NCP (SP) leaders, including Rohit Pawar and Supriya Sule, have also visited the protest site in Navi Peth, where agitators have blocked LBS Road.
Reacting to the MPSC decision, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “Yesterday I had requested the MPSC and I am very grateful to the Chairman and all the members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission for respecting this request and taking the decision in the interest of the students.”
Despite the announcement of postponing the MPSC exam, the protesting candidates are continuing their agitation. They have blocked the major LBS road connecting Deccan to Sinhagad Road in Pune. The candidates are now demanding recruitment to 15000 posts among other things.
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