Nilotpal Basu
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Nilotpal Basu | |
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| 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 |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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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]