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MPSC protest in Pune is Rohit Pawar's launch program: BJP leader's serious allegation
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News18•11-10-2026, 13:39
MPSC protest in Pune is Rohit Pawar's launch program: BJP leader's serious allegation
  • •BJP spokesperson Navnath Ban has alleged that the ongoing MPSC student protest in Pune is actually a launch program for NCP MLA Rohit Pawar.
  • •Ban claimed that the protest is a political agenda to target the Mahayuti government rather than address student welfare, with only 20 percent being actual students.
  • •He questioned the purpose of the agitation since Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has already accepted all demands made by the students.

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BJP spokesperson Navnath Ban alleged that the MPSC student protest in Pune is a political launching program organized by NCP MLA Rohit Pawar's activists to target the Mahayuti government and regain lost public support rather than look out for student welfare_. Ban claimed that only 20 percent of the participants are actual students and that individuals associated with Baramati Agro are being brought in for the agitation_.

The Bombay High Court observed that the student aspirants are not anti-social elements and that raising their voices against non-transparent examination systems is their absolute right_. However, to prevent educational losses and traffic congestion in Pune, the court requested the students to call off the protest and resume their studies_.

NCP MLA Rohit Pawar claimed that MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar has submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in light of the mounting pressure from the ongoing student protests. However, BJP spokesperson Navnath Ban countered these claims and denied that any such resignation had occurred.