Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis assured that auto and taxi drivers in Mumbai need only basic Marathi skills, emphasizing no compulsion or unfair treatment.
Fadnavis assured no injustice would be done
Aug 25, 2026
09:54 am
What's the storyMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has addressed the concerns of Hindi-speaking auto and taxi drivers amid protests over the Marathi mandate by the state government.
"There is no reason for our Hindi-speaking brothers who work as taxi or auto drivers here to become experts in Marathi. They only need to know enough Marathi to carry out their work," he said.
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