Rahul Gandhi hails MPSC chief’s leave as ‘big victory’ for students

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) chairman proceeding on leave is a big victory for the students and the youth who had been protesting against alleged irregularities in the recruitment body.

"The Chairman of MPSC finally had to go - now there will be a full investigation into corruption.

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"This is a big victory for the students, This is a big victory for the youth, This is a big victory for Satyagraha," Gandhi said in a post on X.

MPSC aspirants ended their 10-day agitation late Sunday night after the Maharashtra government formed a committee, with senior IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe as secretary, to probe alleged irregularities, including paper leaks, in the recruitment body.

Subsequently, MPSC Chairman Vivek Bhimanwar announced that he had proceeded on leave till the inquiry was completed.

A state government delegation led by minister Shivendra Raje Bhosale met the protesters and informed them that most of their demands had been accepted.