Nagpur, June 28 -- As Opposition parties continue to voice their objections against Maharashtra government's plan to introduce Hindi as a third language in schools, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) leader Supriya Sule on Saturday affirmed the party's participation in the protest to be held on July 5, jointly organised by Maharasthra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena (UBT).

Sule described language education as an "important social issue" and criticised the state government for what she termed as an "attempt to spoil the future of children."

The Maharashtra government is planning to make Hindi compulsory up to Class 4 under the 'Three Language Policy.' This move has been previously slammed by other opposition leaders, including NCP-S...