Mumbai, April 27 -- Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has called a meeting with representatives of various rickshaw and taxi drivers' associations, including labour leaders Sanjay Nirupam and Shashank Sharad Rao, to discuss the implementation of making "practical Marathi" mandatory for all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in the state.

The meeting is scheduled to take place at 12:30 pm on Monday at the minister's chamber and will be attended by Sanjay Nirupam, Shashank Sharad Rao, and other union leaders representing transport workers.

This comes after the state Transport Minister earlier this month announced that knowledge of the Marathi language would be made compulsory for drivers of auto-rickshaws and taxis across Ma...