Updated On: 18 April, 2025 07:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Activists of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) claimed the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 does not contain any provision mandating Hindi as a compulsory subject

The MNS activists (above) raised slogans against the state administration, accusing it of attempting to impose a language in a region with a rich linguistic heritage. Pic/X/@MNVS_Adhikrut
Activists of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena`s (MNS) student wing on Friday staged a protest in Navi Mumbai city of Maharashtra against the state government`s decision to make Hindi mandatory for school students, reported the PTI.
Earlier, on Thursday, Raj Thackeray had raised strong objections to the decision to make Hindi a compulsory subject for students from Class 1 in schools across Maharashtra.