Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray will take out a joint rally in Mumbai on 5 July amidst the ongoing controversy over Hindi language in Maharashtra. Earlier, Uddhav announced to take out a rally on 6 July and MNS chief on 7 July.
On the other hand, NCP (Sharad Gut) Chief Sharad Pawar has also supported Thackeray brothers. Pawar said- Hindi should not be compulsory from class 1 in Maharashtra. If a new language is to be started, it should be started only after class 5.
In fact, the Maharashtra government made Hindi the third compulsory language in April this year. After the protest, he changed the decision. Students studying from class 1 to 5 can choose other Indian languages apart from Hindi as the third language.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that the decision of the Mahayuti government is like declaring ‘Language Emergency’ in the state. The former Chief Minister said that his party does not oppose Hindi language, but is against imposing it in Maharashtra.
He said that by doing so, Mahayuti wants to ‘poison harmony’ among Marathi and Hindi speaking people for her politics. Uddhav further said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) will continue its opposition against the government’s decision until it is withdrawn.
On the other hand, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said on 26 June that our party will take out a rally. The government should know what Maharashtra wants. Maharashtra should show its full strength. I will also talk to other political parties. This is a conspiracy to reduce the importance of Marathi in Maharashtra.
When asked if he would invite Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders to join the protests, Thackeray said that all political parties would be contacted. Maharashtra is greater than any fight. However, it has been agreed to take out a joint rally in both parties on the next day of Thackeray’s reply i.e. 27 June (Friday).
