<p>Maharashtra minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-minister-nitesh-rane-calls-for-burqa-ban-in-board-exams-23474265" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nitesh Rane</a> has claimed Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas staying illegally in India is a major security concern and an attempt to Islamise the society, reported news agency PTI.</p>
<p>The BJP leader further said illegal immigrants should not be allowed to stay in India.</p>
<p>"Illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas staying here is a major security concern. It is an attempt to Islamise our society. Past experience shows this is a serious threat to Mumbai and the country. It is an attempt to take control of the city or the state," Rane told reporters in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bjp-legislator-nitesh-rane-booked-for-hate-speech-at-ganpati-programme-in-navi-mumbai-23393796" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a> on Wednesday.</p>
<p>He said BJP leaders, including Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Kirit Somaiya, were working to protect Mumbai's interests.</p>
<p>Illegal immigrants should not be allowed to stay in India, and should be "dumped" in Pakistan and Bangladesh, the minister said.</p>
<p>"We do not want such dirt here. There are dumping grounds like Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is better to dump such dirt there. Not a single Bangladeshi or Rohingya should be staying here," he said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>Responding to NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule's remarks criticising the dress code at Siddhivinayak temple, Rane accused her of being opposed to <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/was-attack-real-or-was-he-just-acting-maharashtra-minister-nitesh-rane-stirs-controversy-on-saif-ali-khan-attack-case-23470269" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Hindutva</a>.</p>
<p>"Sule has a Hindutva allergy. Her reaction was expected. Has Sule ever spoken about Muslims creating radicals, dress codes in mosques, atrocities on women, or how Hindu women's lives are being ruined? Has she ever said anything on these issues? Their favourite topic is hating Hindus. Sule and other MVA leaders are like that," he claimed, reported PTI.</p>
<p>Rane hailed the dress code decision of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-minister-nitesh-rane-calls-kerala-mini-pakistan-later-clarifies-23455934" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Siddhivinayak temple trust</a>, which has banned short skirts and revealing clothes.</p>
<p>"This decision should be appreciated and followed by other temples," the BJP leader said, reported PTI.</p>
<p>Commenting on the Waqf board and the Shiv Sena (UBT), Rane equated the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bjp-still-committed-to-hindutva-to-hold-rallies-in-its-support-in-maharashtra-mla-nitesh-rane-23367689" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Uddhav Thackeray</a>-led party with the Muslim League for allying with Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).</p>
<p>"Thackeray and Owaisi have become like brothers. Thackeray's Sena is like the Muslim League. Whatever the (Muslim) League decides, the Sena (UBT) follows the same. When the Waqf board puts a claim on 'Matoshree' (Thackeray's private residence in Mumbai), he will understand," he said.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p><p>
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