Mumbai, Sept. 8 -- Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief spokesperson Navnath Ban on Tuesday said the government is ready to hold discussions with Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants as many times as necessary, but will not allow Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut to exploit the students' issues for political purposes.

Ban accused Raut of repeatedly questioning the "credibility of autonomous institutions", including the Election Commission, the Supreme Court and the MPSC, while portraying himself as the "only right person".

"Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been continuously discussing the concerns of MPSC students. If necessary, we will hold discussions with students ten times. But we will not allow your p...