The Maharashtra government on Sunday withdrew its controversial resolutions on the three-language policy for schools following strong opposition and state-wide protests. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that a new expert committee will be formed to review the policy and recommend the next steps.The move comes after the Shiv Sena (UBT)-led demonstrations in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, where protestors burned copies of the June 17 resolution. The opposition alleged that the government was attempting to impose Hindi in the state’s school curriculum at the cost of regional languages.”We have burnt the copies of the GR which means we don’t accept it. We don’t oppose Hindi but we will not allow its imposition. The government does not understand the reason behind the morcha. Injustice has been meted to Marathi. The question is how much pressure are you going to put on students,” Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said earlier on Sunday.“We have decided to cancel both the government resolutions related to the three-language policy,” Fadnavis told reporters after a cabinet meeting. “A new committee under the leadership of Dr Narendra Jadhav will be set up to study how the policy should be implemented. The views of all stakeholders will be taken into consideration. For us, Marathi remains at the centre of this policy,” he added.
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