Whether a political chess move or good sense that prevailed, the Maharashtra government’s decision to withdraw the two Government Resolutions of April 16 and June 17, mandating that Hindi be introduced as the third language from Class 1 across the state, should be welcomed.

After issuing the GRs and insisting alternately that Hindi must be taught as the third language and that Hindi need not be the third language, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appears to have taken a step back on the issue.

However, the fire has not yet been put out. A committee has been formed under the leadership of economist Dr Narendra Jadhav to advise the government on this issue. This may well help Fadnavis to blunt the opposition.

Maharashtra’s politicians, including the estranged Uddhav........

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