Dalit man ‘beaten, kicked out’ of BJP MLA Sangeet Som’s rally

Meerut: A Dalit man who was critical of controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Som’s performance as MLA, was allegedly beaten up by supporters of Som on Tuesday. Satyapal Bhundi, a resident of Peshawali in Sardhana region, 25 km from here, criticised Som during a meeting in the village for staying away from the constituency for five years and only appearing during elections. He was then beaten up by some supporters of the MLA and thrown out of the meeting venue. An FIR was registered by Sardhana police station against two persons under the SC/ST Act.
Bhundi specified in the FIR that when Som entered the village, he criticised the BJP MLA’s performance over the past five years and accused him of only seeking votes and not working for the people. According to the FIR, it was then that two supporters of the MLA started beating him up.
“We received Bhundi’s complaint on Tuesday and have registered a case against two persons. We will investigate the matter and only then can we issue a statement about it,” said Manoj Kumar Mishra, station house officer, Sardhana police station, talking to TOI.
Som claimed that he was not in the village on Tuesday and was at a village near Peshawali only on Wednesday. “I was not even there. This matter is supposed to have happened on Tuesday. I was at a neighbouring village the following day. How can I have any connection with this matter? It is a false case which has been registered to tarnish my image,” the MLA alleged.

Source: The Times of India