Tag: Sangeet Som
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BJP MLA Sangeet Som wants Muzaffarnagar renamed as Laxminagar, gets support
Som said the original name of Muzaffarnagar was Laxminagar and it was changed by "Nawab Muzaffar Ali" in 1633
November 11, 2018 -
Two arrested over sarcastic WhatsApp post against BJP MLA Sangeet Som
Police said that they arrested Aijaj Khatri and Mohammed Anas from Sardhana area in connection with the sarcastic message posted in a WhatsApp group.
August 27, 2018 -
BJP MLA Sangeet Som accused of taking Rs 43 lakh bribe for construction contract
This is second such charge against Sangeet Som of usurping money
June 10, 2018 -
Sangeet Som implicated in controversy
Sardhana MLA and firebrand BJP leader of the area Sangeet Som seems to have fallen in yet another controversy. A farmer of village Moman in Sardhana Tehsil has made serious allegation on Som of not returning his Rs 53 lakh given for partnership in brick kiln field. On Wednesday the farmer, Rahul Singh, arrived at …
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April 12, 2018 -
UP farmer accuses MLA Sangeet Som of ‘usurping Rs 53 lakh’
A farmer from the MLA's native Sardhana village approaches Meerut SSP to lodge FIR.
April 11, 2018 -
Reflected glory
There appears to be a method in the madness to the revival of the assault on the Taj Mahal. While Yogi Adityanath may have backed off, realising that one of the world’s most-visited tourist attractions was a money-spinner for his financially mismanaged state, the likes of Sangeet Som, Vinay Katiyar and Subramanian Swamy bash-on regardless. …
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October 23, 2017 -
‘CM Adityanath’s Taj visit will help in damage control’
Tourism industry leaders in Agra have welcomed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s decision to visit the Taj Mahal, which is seen as a damage control exercise after a series of controversial statements by politicians on the 17th century marble wonder. Adityanath’s visit to Agra on October 26 will help soothe frayed tempers in the …
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October 20, 2017 -
Taj Mahal is ‘Tejo Mahal’, built on Hindu temple: BJP MP Vinay Katiyar
Days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Taj Mahal important tourist draw and it doesn’t matter who built it, BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Kanpur, Vinay Katiyar, has claimed that the mausoleum was built on the site where once a Hindu temple stood. According to media reports, Katiyar said Taj Mahal …
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October 18, 2017 -
Sangeet Som’s ignorance of history really monumental: Javed Akhtar
Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has lashed out at Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator Sangeet Som’s “ignorance of history” for calling the Taj Mahal, the seventh wonder of the world, “a blot on Indian culture”. In a video which surfaced and went viral on social media on Wednesday, Som addressed a gathering where he called the Taj …
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October 18, 2017 -
Adityanath to visit Taj, says Indian labourers built it
In a bid to stem the row over the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the famed monument in Agra was built “by the blood and sweat of Indian labourers”. An official said he will also visit the Taj. “It does not matter who built it and for what reason. …
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October 17, 2017 -
Taj Mahal row: PM says nations that aren’t proud of their heritage can’t develop
A day after BJP MLA Sangeet Som called the Taj Mahal a “blot” on the country’s history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said no country can develop without taking pride in its heritage. Speaking on the occasion of 2nd Ayurveda Day in the national capital, Modi said: “No matter how much a country strived …
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October 17, 2017 -
Taj Mahal a blot, built by traitors, says BJP MP Sangeet Som
After it was left out of the Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet recently, Sangeet Som, a lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has called the world-renowned Taj Mahal a “blot on Indian culture” and a monument built by “traitors”. “Many people were worried that the Taj Mahal was removed from the list of historical places in the …
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October 16, 2017 -
Taj Mahal a blot on India, built by traitor: BJP MLA Sangeet Som
Controversial Bharataiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sangeet Som has once again stirred up the hornet’s nest by terming Taj Mahal a “blot” on India and the Mughals who built it as “traitors”. Speaking at a public rally in Meerut, the MLA from Uttar Pradesh said: “Traitors built the Taj Mahal. It is a blot on …
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October 16, 2017 -
BJP MLA Som says Pak artistes should be ‘beaten with shoes’
With Pakistani artistes in India facing threats from parties like MNS following the Uri terror attack, controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Som has said that they should be "beaten with shoes". "There are quite a few artistes who are earning crores from here, no one cares about them in Pakistan. They come to Bollywood and earn …
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September 26, 2016 -
Cabbie arrested on allegations of sexual assault
The driver of an app-based cab aggregator was arrested here on Saturday over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman, police said. Uber driver Gaurav Saha allegedly beat up the girl and tried to sexually assault her inside the cab on Thursday, said an official of the women’s police station in neighbouring Howrah district. "The girl …
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September 24, 2016 -
26/11: India suggests ways to Pakistan to expedite trial
With the 26/11 trial continuing to drag, India has suggested ways to Pakistan to expedite the trial of perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a senior official said on Thursday. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has written to his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Chaudhry to expedite the trial, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup at …
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September 15, 2016