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.