Mumbai, April 17 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that speaking Marathi was mandatory in the state, emphasising the government's move to make the language compulsory in line with the implementation of the new education policy.

Speaking to reporters while attending the Mumbai Metro Line 7a tunnel breakthrough, Fadnavis spoke about the New Education Policy, stating, "We have already implemented the new education policy... As per the policy, we are attempting that everyone should know Marathi as well as the language of the country."

He said that the policy encourages the use of one common communicable language across the country, and in Maharashtra, the government has already taken steps to ensure the use of...