Pune, April 19 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government's decision to make Hindi compulsory as a third language, terming it a "conspiracy" to finish the SSC board.

Speaking to ANI, Sule said, "I have said earlier that this decision has been taken in a hurry. Marathi is the soul of Maharashtra, and it will continue to be number one. There is a lot of work to do in the field of education, and Marathi language must be the first language. I think this step is a conspiracy to finish off our SSC board."

Sule said that Marathi is the soul of Maharashtra, and the decision has been been taken in a hurry.

Meanwhile, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Maharashtra...