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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday opposed the Devendra Fadnavis government’s move to make Hindi mandatory from class 1 to 5.
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday opposed the Devendra Fadnavis government’s move to make Hindi mandatory from class 1 to 5. In the 10th grade social media post, Thackeray said, “According to the State School course outline 2024, Hindi has been made compulsory from the first grade in Maharashtra. I clearly say that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will not tolerate this imposition.
Said that the ongoing efforts to implement ‘Hindiization’ across the country will not be allowed to succeed in this state. Describing Hindi as national language, he said, “It is one of the languages of the state like other languages of the country. Then, why should it be taught from the first grade in Maharashtra? Keep its so-called Tri-language formulas limited to government transactions and do not increase it to education. This country was reorganized on linguistic basis and this structure was established for so many years. But now, it is going on to destroy the language of other states? An attack on the basic principle of linguistic restructuring is just an attack.
Advocating to give equal respect to every language, Thackeray said, “Every language is beautiful in itself and has a long history and tradition behind its development. The language of a state should be respected in that state. Just as non-Marathi-speaking people in Maharashtra should respect Marathi, in the same way all the linguistic communities of those states should honor all the linguistic communities of those states. Should adopt as
But if you intend to weaken the linguistic traditions of this country, then we will not accept it. We are Hindus, but we are not Hindi! If you try to make Maharashtra a Hindi mark, then the struggle in Maharashtra is unavoidable. ”
Taking a dig at the center on the issue of language, he said that the central government is deliberately promoting the struggle. “Is this whole effort to get political benefits by creating Marathi vs non-Marathi struggle in the upcoming elections? In this state, even non-Marathi-speaking people should understand this trick of the government. They have no special attachment to your language.
Said that they only want to provoke you to carry forward their political agenda. Highlighting the disappointment of farmers about Maharashtra’s poor economic situation and debt waiver, he said, “Today the state’s economic situation is bad and the government has no money left for the schemes. Marathi youth are waiting for employment. Debt waiver was promised before the election, but it was never implemented. As a result, the farmers expecting loan waiver are now disappointed.
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