{
  "id": 12138245,
  "title": "BJP Minister Nitesh Rane Visits MPSC Protest Site In Pune, Backs Students While Cautioning Against Politicisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bjp-minister-nitesh-rane-visits-mpsc-protest-site-in-pune-backs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T10:55:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/bjp-minister-nitesh-rane-visits-mpsc-protest-site-in-pune-backs-students-while-cautioning-against-politicisation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 5, 2023, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane visited the protest site at SM Joshi Bridge in Pune, where NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has been leading an agitation against the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). Rane assured students that the state government is committed to addressing their concerns, urging political leaders to refrain from turning the students' agitation into a political battle. He defended the government's response, stating that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spent nearly three hours with the students and accepted 12 out of 13 demands, transferring secretaries as a show of responsibility for the students' future. Rane emphasized that the only outstanding issue was constitutional in nature and required proper procedure. He referred to the committee headed by V Radha to examine the MPSC system, expressing confidence that the changes desired by the Chief Minister would create a transparent system, preventing future protests or agitations. Rane also criticized the demand for the resignation of MPSC Chairman Dnyanesh Kumar, asserting that constitutional posts could only be changed through due process. He appealed to Pawar not to escalate the confrontation, urging him to bring reforms without holding the students hostage.",
  "summary": "ALISTER AUGUSTINE PUNE, OCT 05 Pune: In a significant political development amid the ongoing Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants' agitation in Pune, BJP MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane on Sunday night visited the protest site at SM Joshi Bridge, where NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has been leading the protest, and assured students that the state government was committed to addressing their…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}