Sanjay Raut, Dipke demand removal of MPSC chairman

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday (October 4, 2026) extended their support to MPSC aspirants agitating here and demanded the removal of the chairman of the State recruiting body.

They met the protesters and urged them to stay firm on their demands.

Mr. Raut said the slogans raised by them should reach the ears of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, whom he accused of “pretending to be deaf”.

“This is the Jantar Mantar of Maharashtra. The pattern of Jantar Mantar is that the agitation continues till the demands are met,” Mr. Raut said.

He said thousands of students from different parts of Maharashtra have been taking to the streets and are even prepared to face arrest to press for their demands linked to the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).

MPSC aspirants have been agitating in Pune with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar by their side, seeking, among other demands, the removal of the commission’s chairman and reforms to ensure greater transparency and fairness in the examination process.

“If, despite this, the government’s eyes do not open, then I have to say one thing,” mr. Raut said, referring to the possibility of the agitation intensifying.

He alleged that the government was attempting to create a division among the protesting students instead of holding discussions with their representatives.

“If this government’s intentions were pure, it would not have created a split in the agitation. It should have come and held a dialogue with you and Rohit Pawar and understood your demands,” he said.