Overview
- Speaking at the 99th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Satara on Friday, the chief minister said no other language will be mandated in the state.
- He said students may choose any Indian language under the three-language policy and that the unresolved question is the starting class for the third language.
- The government will decide its policy after receiving the Jadhav committee’s report, which he said is in its final stage.
- Fadnavis criticized resisting Indian languages while embracing foreign ones, saying Indian languages should receive equal respect.
- He noted last year’s withdrawal of a plan to make Hindi compulsory from Class 1 after protests and apologized for taking calls during the event due to municipal poll work.