{
  "id": 12437745,
  "title": "'Why Is Fadnavis So Invested In MPSC Chairman?' Jayant Patil Backs Students' Protest In Pune",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/why-is-fadnavis-so-invested-in-mpsc-chairman-jayant-patil-backs-12437745",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/why-is-fadnavis-so-invested-in-mpsc-chairman-jayant-patil-backs-students-protest-in-pune"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune, October 6 - NCP state president Jayant Patil has shown his support for a protest by MPSC aspirants in Pune, which has turned into a hunger strike by six students. Patil visited the protest at S M Joshi Bridge and urged the government to address the concerns of the students. He expressed the demand for the removal of MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar, citing irregularities and paper leaks in the recruitment examination process. Patil questioned the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's interest in protecting the chairman, urging for greater transparency and an investigation into the alleged irregularities.",
  "summary": "Pune, Oct 06: NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) state president Jayant Patil on Tuesday visited the ongoing protest by MPSC aspirants at the S M Joshi Bridge in Pune, led by MLA Rohit Pawar, and extended his support to the six students sitting on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in the recruitment examination process. Patil said, “The six youths have been sitting on hunger strike…",
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        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Why Is Fadnavis So Invested In MPSC Chairman?' Jayant Patil Backs Students' Protest In Pune",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/why-is-fadnavis-so-invested-in-mpsc-chairman-jayant-patil-backs",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:08:54.000Z"
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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."
}