WATCH: Journalist Slapped During MPSC Students' Interaction With Rohit Pawar In Pune
Pune: A Pune-based journalist was allegedly slapped by a Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirant during an interaction between Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar and competitive examination students in Pune on Thursday evening, Oct 1. The incident took place amid a large gathering of MPSC aspirants and journalists who had assembled to cover Pawar's…
Pune: A journalist covering an interaction between Nationalist Congress Party MLA Rohit Pawar and Maharashtra Public Service Commission aspirants was allegedly struck by an aspirant during the event on Thursday evening, Oct 1. The altercation occurred amid a large crowd of MPSC hopefuls and reporters who had gathered to witness Pawar's discussion with the students at Indulal Complex on Shastri Road, Pune.
According to Pawar's social media update, the interaction was intended to follow a meeting between an MPSC delegation and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held on Wednesday. A video shared by journalist Varad Bhatkhande showed the reporter being slapped by an MPSC aspirant in the presence of Pawar. The journalist attempted to move aside to allow media access, but the student reportedly objected, questioning the reporter's work.
The incident sparked questions about the behavior of some attendees who were present to create disturbances rather than support the cause.
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