At a Bhavya Hindu Sammelan organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, Mahesh Landge, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, stated that “jihadis or Muslims” should not be allowed to enter the area, alleged that Muslim men entrap Hindu women into religious conversion, used anti-Muslim slurs including “landiya” and “lande,” claimed Muslims are responsible for most crimes, and accused them of trying to addict Hindu youth to substances.