Pune, June 18 -- NCP SCP MP Supriya Sule has urged the Maharashtra government to provide clarity on the reported move to mandate Hindi as the default third language in schools across the state.

"There is no clarity on it...I request that the Maharashtra government hold a proper press conference and make a clear clarification of what the policy really is," Sule told ANI.

Earlier today, the Maharashtra government, in its Government Resolution (GR), stated, "Hindi will be the third language. For those who want to learn another language, at least 20 willing students are required."

Speaking on the issue of the state government mandating Hindi as default third language in schools, Maharashtra Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse said, "Let me cla...