In a post on X against Nitesh Rane, Mohammed Zubair wrote, "In poll-bound Maharashtra, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane says 'Tumhare Masjidon Ke Andar Aake Chun Chun Kar Marenge' (We will come inside your mosques and kill them one by one). This is not the first time but there have been several such Anti-Muslim hate speeches by him in the past."
Nitesh Rane said, "If tomorrow somebody goes to Aurangzeb's tomb and urinates there, shoots a video, and makes it viral, state government and its inaction will be responsible for its consequences."