The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is now up in arms against the three-language formula proposed under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. Earlier, the party opposed the state government’s decision to make Hindi a compulsory language in schools across Maharashtra, prompting the government to amend its decision and make Hindi optional instead. Apart from political parties, various organisations have red-flagged the three-language format.

Last week, while addressing a function on the Marathi language in the suburbs, MNS spokesperson Hemant Kamble fired a fresh salvo against the state government for adopting the three-language formula. “We not only oppose Hindi as a compulsory language but also disapprove of the government’s decision to make three languages mandatory under the NEP, 2020,” he said.