Irked by the bulldozer action on the illegally constructed structure in Haldwani, which some labelled as a madarsa while others called it a namaz place, he threatened both PM Modi and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami with violence
In Januaray 20922, Maulana Tauqeer Raza said, "I want to warn my Hindu brothers that I’m scared that the day my Muslim youths are forced to take the law into their hands, you will not find a place to hide anywhere in India."