At a Maha Aarti organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane declared, “This country is first for Hindus; everyone else comes after Hindus. No more treating all religions as equal.” He called Muslims “jihadis” who allegedly broke a statue of Goddess Durga, mocked communal harmony, and dismissed respect for all religions. Later in his speech, Rane said, “We have never voted for any of those ‘gol topiwalas’ or ‘daddiwalas.’ If anyone is ruining our atmosphere, the government should intervene; otherwise, we will do it in our own way,” openly threatening violence.