Sangeet Singh Som

Sangeet Singh Som
Constituency Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh
Tehsil Road, Sardhana
Assumed office
March 2012
Member of Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
6 March 2012
Personal details
Born (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978
Mohammad Faridpur, Meerut
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Preeti Som
Children 2
Residence Mall Road, Meerut
Religion Hindu, Rajput
Website Public Website

Sangeet Singh Som is an Indian politician. He is first time M.L.A. from Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh.

He is one of the accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots[1] and was booked under the National Security Act on 24 September 2013.[2] Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission's report on Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 has put him on top of the list of those it has found responsible for the flare-up.[3]

On 7 September 2015, Som alleged that the Samajwadi Party and the Uttar Pradesh police were discriminating on religious grounds in their probe in the Janmasthami clashes, which he said was biased.[4]

Controversy

Despite being known as an anti-beef campaigner, documentary evidence revealed that Som had been personally associated with two meat processing and export companies, Al-Dua and Al-Anam.[5][6][7] Al-Dua has been described as one of India's leading halal meat export companies which exports meat to Arab countries.[5] Speaking with the Hindustan Times on October 9, 2015, Som claimed he was unaware of having been made a director of Al-Dua, and that as a "Hindu hardliner" it was not possible for him to engage in such an activity.[6] However, the next day, Som admitted to The Hindu that he was a director of Al-Dua for about two years.[5] As per The Hindu, Al-Dua's company website states:"Al Dua Food Processing are specialists in the export of quality halal buffalo, sheep/lamb, goat meat and hides."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Moradabad clash: BJP MLA Sangeet Som booked for conspiracy". Times of India. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sangeet Som booked under National Security Act". The Hindu. 2013-09-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Sahai panel indicts BJP MLA, but recommends no action - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  4. ↑ "BJP MLA alleges probe into Janmasthami clashes 'biased' - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sangeet Som, BJP's leading anti-beef crusader, owned a meat exporting company". The Hindu. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "BJP MLA Sangeet Som purchased land for meat processing unit in UP". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "BJP Leader Sangeet Som's Links With Meat Export Firms Exposed by Documents". NDTV. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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