People: We want footpaths. We want flat roads. We want on time, AC trains. We want 10x more buses. Maharashtra Transport Minister: People want rickshawalas to speak Marathi. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@ShivamVahia Focusing on infra means we have to give up on our language completely? Not that I support this move by Transport Minister.

@shinde_sanket_2 Nobody has ever asked abandon your language. In fact, people will willingly learn your language if they relate with it. BhaDiPa has shown that people will consume and love your language even more. It is the job of the culture minister to plant the right seeds, not transport.

@ShivamVahia Part of Sarnaik' constituency falls under Mira-Bhayander. Whenever he is campaigning there he prefers Hindi over Marathi. Its confusing why govt is doing this right now when there are no elections in the state or anything. Seems like a move to consolidate the unions under Rao.

@ShivamVahia @shinde_sanket_2 All these year hindians didnt even put efforts to learn Marathi & now after this rule you are saying that people will learn willingly? Hindi migrants are lazy in assimilation. And don't worry BJP & congress are bi*ches of high breeding north india they will withdraw this law

@ShivamVahia @shinde_sanket_2 Language isn’t limited to one ministry. It’s part of everyday life, including public transport. When people interact daily with drivers, conductors and services, Marathi matters there too. If not in daily systems, then where exactly will the “right seeds” be planted?

@ShivamVahia @shinde_sanket_2 महाराष्ट्रातील रिक्षावाल्यांना मराठी भाषा यायला हवी, या नियमात चुकीचं काय आहे? रिक्षाचालकांशी संबंधित नियम बनवण्याचं काम सांस्कृतिक कार्य मंत्र्याचं तर नक्कीच नसावं.