Poison in mind against Marathi: Uddhav jabs Fadnavis after language policy nixed
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Poison in mind against Marathi: Uddhav jabs Fadnavis after language policy nixed
Shiv Sena accuses Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of being “against the Marathi language” Maharashtra government on Sunday cancelled its amended government resolution (GR) on the three-language policy and announced the formation of a new committee to review and implement the policy afresh. The committee will be headed by former Rajya Sabha MP Narendra Jadhav. A controversy erupted after the Mahayuti government issued a GR in April stating that Hindi would be the default third language from Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools.
“Why is the Chief Minister against Marathi?…. They should discuss other important issues…The assembly session is going to start…Why is there poison in the mind (of the Chief Minister) against the Marathi language? The Chief Minister is against the Marathi language…,” Uddhav Thackery told reporters.
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Facing backlash, the Maharashtra government on Sunday cancelled its amended government resolution (GR) on the three-language policy and announced the formation of a new committee to review and implement the policy afresh.
The committee will be headed by former Rajya Sabha MP Narendra Jadhav.
“In cabinet today, we have decided that on the three-language policy and how it should be implemented, a committee under Dr Narendra Jadhav will be formed. The three-language policy will be implemented after the report of this committee,” Fadnavis told reporters.
Fadnavis alleged that it was former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who had accepted the recommendations of the Dr Raghunath Mashelkar committee to introduce a three-language policy from class 1 to 12, and had also constituted a panel for its implementation, according to a press note by the Maharashtra Government.
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A controversy erupted after the Mahayuti government issued a GR in April stating that Hindi would be the default third language from Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools. The move was part of the phased rollout of the Centre’s National Education Policy 2020 at the primary school level.
There was an immediate outcry from political, social and cultural groups, prompting Fadnavis to make a U-turn and clarify that Hindi would not be mandatory and students could opt for any other regional language. Earlier this month, a modified order said that Hindi would “generally” be taught as the third language to students.
Again on June 24, Devendra Fadnavis stated that the final decision regarding the three-language formula will be taken only after discussions with litterateurs, language experts, political leaders, and all other concerned parties.
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With inputs from ANI
Published By: Avijit Das Published On: Jun 30, 2025