Set up Marathi language varsity in Vidarbha: Sabnis

President of 89th national Marathi literary meet Shripal Sabnis today demanded setting up an exclusive university for Marathi language either here or in any other city in Vidarbha which he said will at least remove "cultural backlog" of the region striving for separate statehood.
Sabnis said he had written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding his suggestion.
"By establishing the university in Nagpur or somewhere in Vidarbha, at least the cultural backlog of the region would be removed," he told reporters.
Sabnis said the demand for separate Vidarbha state being raised for years was the manifestation of the perception that injustice was done to the region over the years.

"I personally believe that splitting of the State would be a disregard to the supreme sacrifice of 105 people who lost their lives during the 'Samyukta Maharashtra' (united Maharashtra) movement," the noted litterateur said.
He said the developmental backlog of Vidarbha and other backward regions in the state should be removed on a priority basis.
Sabnis had presided over the Marathi literary summit held at Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune earlier this year.