Supriya Sule, a prominent leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), has declared the party's support for the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in their opposition to the Maharashtra government's stance on Hindi language education. The NCP (SP) has announced its participation in a protest scheduled for July 5, organized jointly by the MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT).

The controversy stems from the state government's amended order that mandates Hindi to be taught as a third language in Marathi and English medium schools from Classes 1 to 5. According to the order, if a minimum of 20 students in each grade express a desire to study another Indian language, they can opt out of Hindi, and arrangements will be made for a teacher or online instruction.

Sule has been vocal in her criticism of this policy, accusing the Maharashtra government of jeopardizing children's futures by making Hindi compulsory up to Class 4 under the 'Three Language Policy'. She argues that language education is a crucial social issue, not a political one, and should be approached with expert guidance. Sule questions why Maharashtra is adopting such a rigid stance when other states do not have similar mandates. She emphasized that the NCP (SP) respects Hindi and uses it in many ways, but making it compulsory places an unnecessary burden on children.

Sule also raised concerns about the financial implications of government projects, referencing the Shaktipeeth Mahamarga, and highlighted concerns raised by the Finance Ministry about the project's high costs. She stated that the project's budget exceeds the limits set by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, potentially consuming a large portion of the government's funds for repayments.

In addition to the language issue, Sule addressed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) call for changes to the Constitution's Preamble, asserting that the Constitution is a product of extensive debate and that no one would be allowed to alter it. She defended the inclusion of the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the preamble, which were added during the Emergency period.

Sule has also criticized Sansad TV for replacing speeches of MPs in English or regional languages with Hindi voice-overs, calling it a form of censorship that denies non-Hindi speaking citizens the right to hear their representatives' original words. She deemed the practice "anti-federal" and demanded its termination.