Pune police harassing protesting MPSC students: Rohit Pawar

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has accused Pune police of deliberately targeting protesting MPSC students instead of him during the ongoing agitation. In a statement on Saturday, Pawar claimed the police are filing cases against the students instead of him and harassing them. He met senior police officials at Vishrambaug police station and submitted applications for permission to continue the protest.

Pawar argued that the police are using harassment to break the protest, but vowed to keep the protest going until the corrupt MPSC chairperson resigns. The protest has been underway for nine days, and Saturday marked the tenth day of the agitation. Pawar condemned the Pune police for labeling poor students, farmers' children, laborers' children, and the youth, who are Maharashtra's future, as "terrorists," "extremists," and "spies."

He urged the chief minister to intervene and bring some sense to the mindless officers in his department. Pawar demanded that a case be filed against him as well.