Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that a Lord Ram statue being sculpted for Ram Navami celebrations was vandalised in Nandigram's Bheturia area, accusing "jihadis" of severing the idol's head and blaming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "appeasement politics" for enabling such incidents

The issue escalated after Rupali Chakankar resigned as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women. Her resignation came on the directions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, amid allegations of her association with Ashok Kharat