India, May 12 -- Several organisations working in the education sector came together at Dadar on Sunday opposing the Maharashtra government's decision to implement Hindi as the compulsory third language for Class 1 to 5. The participants unanimously demanded the state to withdraw this and issue a government resolution declaring Hindi would not be compulsory in the upcoming academic year.

Last month, the state government made Hindi compulsory for Classes 1 to 5. Many educationists, scholars, and political leaders on Sunday voiced their concerns about what they described as 'an imposition of Hindi and a threat to Marathi language and identity.' They warned of demonstrations outside the six divisional commissioner offices and the education ...