In July 2021, while answering to a question in Rajya Sabha, the railway minister cited 'law and order problem' while explaining difficulties in removing illegal religious structures on railway platforms.
The Court was hearing a petition contesting the unlawful construction of two Mazars, one on a road adjacent to Hassanpur Depot and one on Wazirabad Road in Bhajanpura.
The locals in Uttarakhand held a protest outside a Mazar (tomb) on a public road in Dehradun after a street vendor had allegedly occupied the Mazar to build illegal structures