{
  "id": 12377061,
  "title": "'I Challenge You To Shut Down Pune': Mayor Manjusha Nagpure Hits Out At Rohit Pawar Over MPSC Bandh Threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/i-challenge-you-to-shut-down-pune-mayor-manjusha-nagpure-hits-out-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:13:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/i-challenge-you-to-shut-down-pune-mayor-manjusha-nagpure-hits-out-at-rohit-pawar-over-mpsc-bandh-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune Mayor Manjusha Nagpure has strongly responded to NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar's threat of causing a city shutdown as part of the MPSC agitation. Nagpure stated that the city would not permit any inconvenience to its citizens in the name of the protest. Pawar had previously threatened a Pune bandh if demands from protesting MPSC aspirants, such as action against MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar, were not addressed within a 48-hour window. Nagpure dismissed the protesters as \"not genuine students,\" asserting that genuine students would never resort to such actions.\n\nNagpure emphasized that Pune is a renowned educational hub, attracting students from all over the state. She accused the protesters of causing inconvenience to citizens, including traffic congestion and difficulties for patients, schoolchildren, and college students. The Mayor urged the students to concentrate on their education and careers rather than engaging in political activities. Nagpure questioned whether senior NCP-SP leaders Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule supported Pawar's proposal to shut down Pune.\n\nWhile acknowledging students' right to protest, Nagpure made clear that her opposition lies specifically with the plan to shut down the city, not the protest itself. She maintained that she would stand in solidarity with the protesters if they attempted to hold Punekars to ransom by blocking the city. Nagpure further stated her willingness to meet the protesting students if they approached her directly to express their concerns.",
  "summary": "Pune: Pune Mayor Manjusha Nagpure on Tuesday hit out at NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar over his threat to shut down Pune as part of the ongoing MPSC agitation, saying the city would not tolerate attempts to inconvenience citizens in the name of the protest. Pawar had warned the state government of a Pune bandh if the demands of protesting MPSC aspirants, including action against MPSC Chairman Vivek…",
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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."
}