Language rows were violent in the richest state of India

For weeks, a language of language and identity has been going on in Maharashtra in the richest state of India.

In April, the Maharashtra government made it compulsory to teach Hindi as the third language in addition to English and Marathi (the strongest language). It is said that it is in line with the federal policy that orders children to teach three languages ​​in school.

The objective of the National Education Policy (NEP) introduced in 68 in 68 In68 is to promote and regulate education in India and the government occasionally updates. The latest repetition of the policy submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi five years ago is being implemented in phases and. Avoid controversy In the past.

This decision of the Government of Maharashtra strongly opposed the civilian society, language workers and opposition leaders who tried to speak in Hindi – mainly in the north and central Indian states.

Language is a sensitive issue in India where many states, including Maharashtra, were created on linguistic land after independence. Local language is often linked to regional pride and identity, and any change in reality can be considered as a danger. For example, last year, the Kannada-language workers in Bangalore are often called Silicon Valley of India. Hoardings should be written in local language And not just English.

But when the most speaking language in India comes to Hindi, discomfort is especially high. In the last few years, the states of the states have arisen in the state that the local culture will be diluted by the steps of various federal governments to boost Hindi. These concerns have increased even more due to high migration from low-development Hindi-linguistic states in India, especially in other parts of the south.

These concerns have increased after the Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. This party is strengthened in Hindi -speaking states – the party is strong in the Hindi -Bolana States.

While tension was increasing in Maharashtra, the state government canceled its decision through the BJP -led coalition and appointed a committee to re -examine the three -language policy. But the dispute refused to die.

This is the row a few months before the long-over-over-municipal elections in the state of Mumbai, the city of India, the richest municipality of India. The political slugest has been blown up between the ruling alliance and the opposition.

Violence has also been reported against those who do not die in the state.

Women in Thane district in April Was attacked by the charges In his residential complex, he urged him to talk to him in Marathi after saying “forgiveness”.

In the same month, a security guard in Mumbai was beaten up by the workers of the anti -Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) – a Nativist party is known for its aggressive brand politics – when they do not know Marathi.

In May, a couple in Mumbai Refused to pay The delivery agent after he refused to speak in Marathi. Last week, a shocking video of the owner of a shop, MNS workers, alleged that Marathi did not speak, went viral on social media and expressed anger.

In this case, social departments seem to have increased, but they have brought together two political competitors.

Last week, Bal Thackeray, who was the head of the local opposition party Shiv Sena (UBT) party and MNS leader Raj Thackeray, son and nephew, respectively, Bal Thackeray, was the father of the Hindu NCP in the role of 60.1 respectively. To impose.

While the strength of the war is yet to be seen, experts say that the optics of the cousins ​​who are different to “protect Marathi pride” will help their potential in the upcoming municipal elections.

Former political journalist Prashant Dixit, who has been reporting in the state for more than two decades, says “the issue of Marathi language and culture is close to the hearts of the people.” He said, “This is an emotional issue, especially for people living in Mumbai and for the people of the 60s.”

In the 60s and 1970s, the Shiv Sena, led by Bal Thackeray, launched an aggressive campaign against the people who migrated from the southern states to the southern states and accused the locals of taking jobs to the locals.

In the subsequent decade, samples of migration changed, and the party attracted their attention to the people of the northern states who migrated to the city in search of financial opportunities. The party convicted the migrants from states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for taking away the job.

This seems to be set to continue stress. According to India’s last census data, the Hindi -speaking population in Mumbai has increased by 40% between 2001 and 2011.

These Marathi-centered movements have been involved in the past, especially in Mumbai, and some believe that this will help Thackeray cousins ​​in the municipal elections.

However, many have criticized this approach.

‘Slap in Mumbai’s face’. The editorial of the Indian Express newspaper argued that the politics around the linguistic identity were “severely annoying” and its parodyalism has been given to violence itself, which “not the most industrialized state in India”.

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He says, “They want their leaders to fulfill their promises and focus on real progress as good jobs and strategies, so that life is good for everyone,” he says.