Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), visited Khasapuri village in Paranda tehsil, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on Thursday. During this visit, he met with Ashabai, the mother of Prathmesh Deshmukh, a deceased aspirant for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). This meeting highlights ongoing concerns regarding the pressures faced by MPSC candidates and the tragic circumstances surrounding Deshmukh’s death.
Coming from a financially distressed family, he depended on Rs 8,000-10,000 sent every month by his brother-in-law to continue his studies.
Prathmesh had moved to Pune with dreams of becoming a govt officer but struggled to meet even his basic expenses, according to Dipke. There were days when he survived on a single meal,” Dipke said. Highlighting the plight of competitive exam aspirants, Dipke said thousands of youths from Marathwada and Vidarbha migrated to cities like Pune and Mumbai, often sharing cramped accommodation while pursuing govt jobs. But repeated exam postponements, technical failures and paper leaks shatter those dreams,” he said. Recalling his interaction with the grieving mother, Dipke said she broke down while narrating her son’s aspirations. But last night, he came back in an ambulance,” Dikpe said citing what the mother of Prathamesh told him. She has been left alone to grieve,” he said. These were the same questions Prathmesh faced,” Dipke said. Describing him as a determined aspirant, the CJP founder said Prathmesh had continued borrowing money in the hope of realising his dream of becoming an officer. Perhaps he was haunted by the thought of returning home without clearing the MPSC examination and facing his family and village,” he said.
“The amount was not enough. “Ten students live in a single room carrying big dreams of becoming officers. “My son had gone to Pune to study. He wanted to become an officer. He was supposed to return in a red-beacon car. Targeting govt, Dipke questioned the absence of any official outreach to the bereaved family. “Is any minister going to call Prathmesh’s family? Has anyone from govt enquired about them? Who will stand by his mother? He also raised concerns over the rising cost of preparation for competitive examinations. “How can a youngster from a rural background afford rent, library fees, coaching classes and food in a city like Pune? “He came to Pune with a single goal.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Questioning state govt over the suicide of MPSC aspirant Prathmesh Deshmukh, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday alleged that repeated exam postponements, technical glitches and paper leaks were destroying the future of students from rural Maharashtra.