‘Hindi Not Made Obligatory In Place Of Marathi’: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis On 3-Language Row – News18
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Fadnavis’ remarks got here after Maharashtra authorities made the educating of Hindi obligatory as a 3rd language from Class 1 in all state board colleges.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. (PTI)
Maharashtra language row: Amid the continued row over mandating Hindi as a 3rd language in Maharashtra colleges as half on New Training Coverage (NEP), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday clarified that Hindi has not been made obligatory instead of Marathi and asserted that Marathi is non-negotiable and have to be taught to college students from class one.
He additional stated that studying extra languages stays a private selection.
Whereas talking to the reporters in Pune, Fadnavis stated, “The very first thing to know is that Hindi has not been made obligatory instead of Marathi; Marathi stays obligatory.”
The Chief Minister additional stated it’s not appropriate to say that Hindi is being imposed on Marathi individuals.
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“The New Training Coverage (NEP) presents a chance to be taught three languages, and studying three languages is obligatory. In keeping with the coverage, two of those three languages have to be Indian languages…To say that Hindi is being imposed is inaccurate. Marathi will stay obligatory in Maharashtra,” he added.
Fadnavis additional expressed shock on the opposition to Hindi and the rising choice for English, saying that he finds it curious on why Indian languages really feel distant whereas English feels nearer.
“I’m typically shocked that whereas we oppose an Indian language like Hindi, we reward and carry English on our shoulders. I discover it curious why Indian languages really feel distant to us whereas English feels nearer. That is one thing that we’d like to consider,” he added.
Earlier on Saturday, Fadnavis stated, “Marathi language is obligatory in Maharashtra; everybody ought to be taught it. Moreover, if you happen to want to be taught different languages, you are able to do so. Opposition to Hindi and promotion of English is stunning. If somebody opposes Marathi, then it is not going to be tolerated.”
Fadnavis’ remarks got here after Maharashtra authorities made the educating of Hindi obligatory as a 3rd language from Class 1 in all state board colleges, alongside Marathi and English beneath the NEP.
A Authorities Decision (GR) issued on April 17 talked about Hindi as a 3rd language shall be obligatory from Class 1 to five from the subsequent educational 12 months and the brand new syllabus as per the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2020, shall be applied for Class 1 in 2025-26.
The GR stated the coverage can be applied in 2026-27 for Class 2, 3, 4 and 6. Whereas for Lessons 5, 9 and 11, the coverage can be applied from 2027-28, and for Lessons 8, 10 and 12 it could apply from 2028-29.
Maharashtra Language Panel Urges To Revoke Choice
Earlier right this moment, a language session panel of the Maharashtra authorities opposed the choice. The panel’s chief Laxmikant Deshmukh has written to CM Fadnavis requesting him to revoke the choice which made educating Hindi obligatory as a 3rd language from Class 1 to five in all state board colleges, alongside Marathi and English, a HT report stated.
Opposition Slams Transfer
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday asserted that his celebration is not going to permit making Hindi obligatory in Maharashtra. Addressing an occasion of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, Thackeray stated his celebration has no aversion to the Hindi language however requested why it’s being compelled.
Nationalist Congress Occasion (SCP) MP Supriya Sule referred to as the choice a “consipracy” to complete the SSC board.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray took sturdy objection to the choice saying that “the celebration is not going to permit the Centre’s present efforts to ‘Hindi-fy’ every little thing to reach Maharashtra”.
He had additionally introduced that the MNS wouldn’t tolerate this compulsion whereas interesting to the state authorities to right away withdraw this choice.
(With inputs from businesses)
