When an authority or a majority destroys statues deemed offensive but worshiped by a minority ..
“Under the Abbasi Khilafah, the [buddhist statue] was defaced to stop people worshiping it.”
“Under the laws of shariah, Mullah Omar [the taliban] ordered statues to be destroyed. These statues are worshiped by millions of people – idol worshiping is strictly forbidden in Islam.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYBlPWYb7Y