'You'll Come To Mosque In 2 Legs But Will Return On Stretcher', Waris Pathan Threatens Nitesh Rane Over 'Remove Police For 24 Hrs' Remark

AIMIM leader and former MLA Waris Pathan on Friday (September 20) lashed out at BJP leader Nitish Rane for the latter's provocative comments. The controversial BJP MLA from Maharashtra’s Kankavli, during a speech in Sangli on Thursday, said that if the police were sent on leave for one day, Hindus would show their strength.

Pathan also lashed out at Rane for the BJP leader's comments on September 2 in Ahmednagar during a rally by Sakal Hindu Samaj where the BJP leader said that those who even dare to touch or look at Ramgiri Maharaj will be "thrashed inside a mosque (masjid mein ghus ke maarenge)."

Pathan in a video message uploaded on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle warned Nitesh and said that "if he (Nitesh) dares to enter a mosque as he claims, he won't be able to walk out on his own and will have to be carried on a stretcher."

BJP Wants To Instigate Riots Before Elections

Waris Pathan claimed that the BJP was trying to instigate riots before the assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Waris Pathan also questioned Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and the ruling government for not taking action or not attempting to "reign in" Nitesh Rane.

Earlier, Waris Pathan also met Bhiwandi DCP after tensions in the town. Two groups had clashed during the immersion of Ganesh idols two days ago in Bhiwandi.

According to police, the confrontation started after stones were reportedly hurled, triggering tension in the town and their intervention. Pathan said that he asked police to take "proper and not random action" and demanded that the accused be nabbed. He alleged that the incidents were part of "conspiracy" hatched by the BJP-RSS to disturb harmony before elections.