Opposition to giving Hindi the status of third compulsory language in primary education in Maharashtra is worrying, but in view of the sharp attitude of MNS and Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), the defensive attitude of the Fadnavis government shows that Hindi opposition in Maharashtra cannot be compared to Tamil Nadu. However, like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra has a history of opposition, when there was an anti -Hindi movement in the then Bombay State in the 1950s. That movement was also against Gujarat and South India. The entire politics of Shiv Sena was on this. Now Uddhav Thackeray, who is trying to make himself relevant again in Maharashtra politics, has got a golden opportunity to target the Fadnavis government by making Hindi an issue. He is calling the decision to make Hindi a third mandatory language as anti -Marathi. Since MNS has also attacked the government on this issue, and there is talk of Uddhav and Raj Thackeray coming together, due to which the Fadnavis government is adopting a defensive attitude. It is also difficult for the BJP because the local bodies elections in Maharashtra are near. Fadnavis had earlier said that Hindi is not being imposed on Marathi.
The National Education Policy (NEP) has the opportunity to learn three languages and the rule says that two of these three languages should be Indian. But amidst all -round pressure, on Sunday, he said that Marathi is mandatory in the state, not Hindi, and now Hindi will be allowed to be used as an alternative language. Although he also says that teachers are available for Hindi language, but teachers are not available for other languages. Request to cancel the decision to make Hindi the third compulsory language, the comment of the Maharashtra Government’s Language Counseling Committee is very derogatory that Hindi is not a language of employment, prestige, income or knowledge. It is a surprising thing that Mumbai is the life of Hindi cinema, from where such unrestrained things are being said about Hindi language. Whatever the compulsion of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, but while questioning the thinking of the people, he has rightly said that we oppose Indian languages like Hindi, but tie the bridges of praise of English.
