At Hindu Rashtra Adhiveshan, organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane claimed that ‘jihadis’ were targeting Hindu temples and called Muslims ‘green snakes.’ He declared India a Hindu Rashtra and accused Muslims of plotting to turn it into an Islamic state by 2047.Later, he spread the conspiracies of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad,’ fear-mongering about an alleged Islamization of India. He accused Muslims of targeting Hindu lands and religious sites by covering them with a green shroud.