During ABP Majha Infra Vision 2026, Maharashtra Fisheries Minister and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane said that illegal madarsas and mazaars would be demolished overnight, warned about alleged fake Aadhaar cards and documents being obtained by Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, and promised to make coastal towns and markets “jihad-free.” When asked about CJP protestors, he said he had no issue with Dipke or Das but objected to people such as Umar Khalid, whom he described as “jihadis”, claiming that such people could hijack movements and raise slogans such as “sar tan se juda” and other “anti-national” slogans.