Mumbai,

28 June (HS): In the midst of the growing debate over language education in

Maharashtra, BJP MLA Pravin Darekar has pushed back against opposition party

claims, claiming that Hindi would not be declared a required subject in state

schools. Darekar claims that the

opposition is misinforming the public about the three-language scheme

established in the National Education scheme 2020. Darekar emphasized that the National

Education Policy 2020, as reaffirmed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, does

not need Hindi as a compulsory subject.

Instead, he contended that mastering three languages at a young age

would help children by better preparing them to compete at the national

level. He chastised the opposition for

politicizing an issue based on false facts.

Aside

from language instruction, Darekar minimized apparent internal problems within

the ruling Mahayuti alliance, which includes the BJP and its allies, hence

guaranteeing political unity. Opposition

parties, notably the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, have

accused the BJP of supporting a secret agenda that favors Hindi over regional

languages such as Marathi.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi