{
  "id": 3050964,
  "title": "'Not Trying To Make Our Hindi-Speaking Brothers Experts In Marathi': CM Fadnavis Amid Ongoing Language Row - VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/not-trying-to-make-our-hindi-speaking-brothers-experts-in-marathi-cm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:32:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/not-trying-to-make-our-hindi-speaking-brothers-experts-in-marathi-cm-fadnavis-amid-ongoing-language-row-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has clarified that the state government is not aiming to turn Hindi-speaking people into experts in the Marathi language. Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis stated that while they should have a working knowledge of the language, making them experts is not the objective. The authorities have been conducting a statewide drive to assess the practical Marathi knowledge of autorickshaw and taxi drivers, with the deadline to learn the language being extended three times. Following the assessment, some autorickshaw drivers in Mumbai have gone on a three-day strike, protesting the Marathi language requirement for autorickshaw, taxi, and cab drivers. The drivers argue that asking a 60-year-old person to suddenly speak Marathi is unfair and that they should be given additional time to learn the language. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has proposed extending the deadline further and assured that the government will not take immediate action against those who fail to meet the language requirement.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, reacting to the ongoing statewide drive to assess the Marathi language proficiency of autorickshaw and taxi drivers, said that the state government has no intention of making Hindi-speaking people experts in Marathi. Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said, “We are not trying to make our Hindi-speaking brothers experts in the Marathi…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}