BJP MLA and Maharashtra Minister for Fisheries, Nitesh Rane, fearmongered about an alleged rise in the population of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, invoking a report issued by a Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). He claimed that 20 per cent of Mumbai’s population consists of illegal “Bangladeshis” and “Rohingyas” and threatened their expulsion from Maharashtra after December 15, warning them to keep their bags packed.