Senior Congress Spokesperson Atul Londhe has challenged minister Jaykumar Gore to sit alongside protesting Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants in Pune, offering to pay him Rs 3,000 per day to join their agitation. Londhe has also demanded a public apology from Gore, accusing him of insulting students through his remarks on the protest.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Londhe said MPSC aspirants had staged a 10-day protest in Pune and forced the BJP-led Mahayuti government to yield to their demands. He criticised ministers in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government for what he described as disparaging remarks about the agitation.