BJP MLA Sangeet Som purchased land for meat processing unit in UP
S Raju, Hindustan Times, Meerut | Updated: Oct 09, 2015 19:43 IST
S Raju, Hindustan Times, Meerut | Updated: Oct 09, 2015 19:43 IST
BJP MLA Sangeet Som said he would quit politics if his role in the factory was proved. (HT Photo/Dheeraj Dhawan)
Firebrand BJP leader Sangeet Som, along with two others, purchased land for a meat processing unit in Aligarh in 2005, reveal registry documents accessed by Hindustan Times.
The documents show that Som, who was among the directors of Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited along with Moinuddin Qureshi and Yogesh Rawat till March 2008, bought the land for the company.
Talking to HT, Som admitted that he had purchased the land a few years ago but claimed that he was unaware of being appointed as a director of the company.
“I purchased the land which was sold to Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited after a few months,” he said, questioning how purchasing a property could be illegal. He claimed that purchasing the land did not mean he was involved in establishing the meat factory.
“I am a Hindu hardliner hence there is no chance of getting involved in activities which are against my religion,” said Som, claiming he would quit politics if his role in the factory was proved.
The documents show that Som, who was among the directors of Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited along with Moinuddin Qureshi and Yogesh Rawat till March 2008, bought the land for the company.
Talking to HT, Som admitted that he had purchased the land a few years ago but claimed that he was unaware of being appointed as a director of the company.
“I purchased the land which was sold to Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited after a few months,” he said, questioning how purchasing a property could be illegal. He claimed that purchasing the land did not mean he was involved in establishing the meat factory.
“I am a Hindu hardliner hence there is no chance of getting involved in activities which are against my religion,” said Som, claiming he would quit politics if his role in the factory was proved.
A copy of the registry document.
However, Al Dua’s annual report for 2007 shows that Som served as a director of the company from December 12, 2005. He resigned from the position in March 2008. The registry document states the land in Aligarh was purchased on December 26, 2005, when Som was one of Al Dua’s directors.
The website of Al Dua describes it as a “leading producer and exporter of halal meat from India” and a specialist in the export of “quality halal buffalo, sheep/lamb, goat meat and hides”.
Som criticised Samajwadi Party leader Atul Pradhan, who contested against him in Sardhana constituency in the last election and said, “He had created a similar controversy ahead of the state assembly elections in order to tarnish my image.”
He also claimed that following the allegations, the matter was investigated by the district administration but they couldn’t find evidence against him. Som has been involved in controversies and is one of the accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013.
(An earlier version of this report erroneously stated that the land in Aligarh was purchased in 2009 and that Sangeet Som is currently a director of Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited. The errors are regretted.)
The website of Al Dua describes it as a “leading producer and exporter of halal meat from India” and a specialist in the export of “quality halal buffalo, sheep/lamb, goat meat and hides”.
Som criticised Samajwadi Party leader Atul Pradhan, who contested against him in Sardhana constituency in the last election and said, “He had created a similar controversy ahead of the state assembly elections in order to tarnish my image.”
He also claimed that following the allegations, the matter was investigated by the district administration but they couldn’t find evidence against him. Som has been involved in controversies and is one of the accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013.
(An earlier version of this report erroneously stated that the land in Aligarh was purchased in 2009 and that Sangeet Som is currently a director of Al Dua Food Processing Private Limited. The errors are regretted.)
اشترى حزب بهاراتيا جاناتا MLA Sangeet سوم الأرض لوحدة معالجة اللحوم في UP
S راجو، هندوستان تايمز، ميروت | تحديث: 9 أكتوبر 2015 19:43 IST
وقال حزب بهاراتيا جاناتا MLA Sangeet سوم انه سيعتزل السياسة إذا ثبت دوره في المصنع. (HT صورة / ديراج داوان)
الزعيم المتشدد حزب بهاراتيا جاناتا Sangeet سوم، جنبا إلى جنب مع اثنين آخرين، بشراء الأراضي لإنشاء وحدة تصنيع اللحوم في عليكرة في عام 2005، تكشف عن وثائق تسجيل الوصول إليها من قبل هندوستان تايمز.
وتشير الوثائق التي سوم، الذي كان من بين أعضاء مجلس الإدارة لشركة دوا الأغذية الخاصة المحدودة جنبا إلى جنب مع معين الدين قريشي ويوغيش راوات حتى مارس 2008، اشترى الأرض للشركة.
التحدث إلى HT، اعترف سوم أنه قد اشترت الأرض قبل بضع سنوات لكنه ادعى أنه لم يكن على علم تعيينه مديرا للشركة.
"أنا اشتريت الأرض التي تم بيعها لشركة دوا الأغذية الخاصة المحدودة بعد بضعة أشهر" وتساءل عن كيفية شراء عقار يمكن أن يكون غير قانوني. وادعى أن شراء الأرض لا يعني انه كان ضالعا في إنشاء مصنع للحوم.
"أنا متشدد هندوسي بالتالي ليس هناك فرصة للالتورط في أنشطة ضد ديني"، وقال سوم، مدعيا أنه سيعتزل السياسة إذا ثبت دوره في المصنع.
نسخة من وثيقة التسجيل.
ومع ذلك، يبين التقرير السنوي آل دوا لعام 2007 التي سوم شغل منصب مدير للشركة في الفترة من 12 ديسمبر 2005. واستقال من هذا المنصب في مارس 2008. وتنص الوثيقة على التسجيل تم شراء الأراضي في عليكرة في 26 ديسمبر 2005، عندما وسوم أحد مدراء شركة دوا في.
الموقع الإلكتروني لشركة دوا يصف ذلك بأنه "أكبر منتج ومصدر للاللحم الحلال من الهند" والمتخصص في تصدير "نوعية الحلال الجاموس والأغنام / الضأن، لحم الماعز والجلود".
انتقد زعيم حزب ساماجوادي سوم أتول برادان، الذي المتنازع ضده في Sardhana الانتخابية في الانتخابات الأخيرة، وقال: "كان قد خلق جدلا مماثلا قبل انتخابات برلمان الولاية من أجل تشويه صورة بلدي."
وادعى أيضا أنه في أعقاب الادعاءات، والتحقيق في هذه المسألة من قبل إدارة المنطقة لكنهم لم يستطيعوا العثور على أدلة ضده. وقد شاركت سوم في الخلافات ويعد واحدا من المتهمين في أعمال الشغب مظفر ناجار عام 2013.
(نسخة سابقة من هذا التقرير ذكر خطأ أن الأرض في عليكرة تم شراؤها في عام 2009 والتي Sangeet سوم يشغل حاليا منصب مدير لشركة دوا الأغذية الخاصة المحدودة. وأعرب عن أسفه الأخطاء).