With the new dates for the postponed Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exam still not announced, NCP(SP) leader Sharad Pawar has written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, requesting a meeting to address the demands of the aspirants.
The Indian Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and the Maharashtra Gazetted Civil Services Combined Preliminary Examination were both scheduled for August 25, resulting in an agitation by the aspirants, seeking a postponement. They had also sought 258 posts of the agriculture department under the ambit of the latest MPSC prelims.
The NCP(SP) was quick to support the demands and Pawar had then stated that he would join the agitation if the government failed to resolve the issue. In his letter, Pawar said that the new dates have not yet been announced and the decision regarding the 258 agriculture department posts is also yet to be taken up. The state government should take a decision soon as the code of conduct for the assembly polls may be announced, he said.
However, Pawar is miffed that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde doesn't have the time to talk about the issue, and hasn't granted him an appointment. Though the selection for police sub-inspector, sales tax assistant posts is over, several candidates have not yet been appointed, Pawar said in the letter. “All these demands of MPSC aspirants are appropriate. I have been trying to help them solve these issues but I have not got your appointment,” Pawar wrote to Shinde.
