Mumbai, July 5 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Supriya Sule has challenged the central government's attempt at enforcing a mandatory three-language formula in Maharashtra, questioning its selective application across states.
During an interaction with media today, Sule highlighted the policy's inconsistency: "If Hindi isn't compulsory in Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, or Odisha, why impose it here from Class 1?"
Sule characterised the move as "regressive", arguing it contradicts the government's stated goal of reducing academic burdens while ignoring systemic issues like teacher shortages and declining educational quality.
"Education policy should be expert-driven, not politically motivated," she asserted, critic...