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Nilotpal Basu 
Summary
Nilotpal Basu is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1] He runs an NGO called Grameen Sanchar Society (GRASSO) which started a Mobile PCO scheme in West Bengal with state and BSNL support.[2] Basu got into controversy after bank loans taken by the GRASSO were not repaid.[3][4][5] [6]
Nilotpal Basu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office April 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1994–2006 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1956 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Source: [1] | |
References edit
- ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Mobile PCOs for rural Bengal". Times of India. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "CPM honcho leases land at Re 1/acre". Aloke Banerjee. India Today. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Outlook. Hathway Investments Pvt Limited. 2009. p. 32. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Storm On The Red Sea". Outlook India. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Marxist leaders fall for the good life". India Today. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.