'We want to turn Pakistan into a Hindu Rashtra': Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra minister and BJP minister Nitesh Rane on Thursday said that his party aims to turn Pakistan into a " Hindu Rashtra ."

Posting on X, Rane responded to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader's recent claim that Union home minister Amit Shah wants to make India a " Hindu Pakistan ."

"But we want to turn Pakistan into a Hindu Rashtra. Keep this in mind and stay within your limits," Rane wrote in Marathi.

अमित शाह यांना हिंदु पाकिस्तान बनवायचा आहे .

- संजय राजाराम राऊत

आम्हाला पाकिस्तान ला हिंदू राष्ट्र बनवायचा आहे !

लक्षात ठेव आणि लायकीत रहा !! @rautsanjay61

— Nitesh Rane (@NiteshNRane) April 3, 2025

His remarks appeared to reference Raut's column in 'Saamana', where he accused the BJP of fuelling communal divisions and steering India toward becoming a "Hindu Pakistan."

Rane has previously demanded the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb from Khultabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and had referred to Kerala as a "Mini Pakistan."