Nashik, Feb. 4 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed support for the Maharashtra government's decision to make Marathi mandatory in government and government-related offices across the state.

Speaking in Nashik, Bhujbal highlighted the importance of respecting local languages, and drawing comparisons with other states where native languages dominate official and social communication.

"People in Chennai, Telangana, and other states speak their language. If we can learn and speak Hindi, then other people can also learn Marathi. It is a good language," Bhujbal said.

He further added, "If we go to any state, then we should try to learn the language of that place."

This comes after the Maharashtra Governm...