Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi

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name = Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
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birth_place =Chirirbander, East Bengal
residence = Kolkata
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constituency = Raiganj
office = MP
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party =Indian National Congress
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spouse = Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
children = 1 son
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date = February 25
year = 2006 |
source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=104

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (Bengali: প্রিয় রঞ্জন দাসমুনশি "Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi"; born November 13, 1945) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) of West Bengal and is a member of the Indian National Congress party.

Career

He is currently the cabinet minister in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This posting has led to several controversial decisions, including several bans of Western television networks, including a three month ban on the Sony-owned television network AXN and Fashion TV following the broadcast of programs deemed "obscene" by Dasmunsi. [ [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/axe-effect-banned-channel-will-play-to-govts-tune/top/31901-8.html AXN says sorry for 'obscene' TV ] ] [ [http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/30/stories/2007033006511400.htm The Hindu : National : FTV banned ] ] Dasmunsi was also responsible for the popular, if controversial, decision to require Indian sports broadcaster Nimbus Communications to share broadcast rights for Indian cricket matches with the state television network, Doordarshan. This, despite the fact that Nimbus had paid hundreds of millions of dollars for the rights to broadcast Indian cricket matches over four years. [ [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200701211655.htm The Hindu News Update Service ] ]

Career milestones

* In 2004, Dasmunsi won in the Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web | url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/pollupd/pc/states/s25/pconst05.htm
title = Raignaj Lok Sabha seat 2004 | accessdate = 2008-08-25 | last = | first = | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India ]

Life

Dasmunsi was married in 1994 to Mrs. Deepa Dasmunshi, an actress from Kolkata.

References

External links

* [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/axe-effect-banned-channel-will-play-to-govts-tune/top/31901-8.html AXN banned for broadcasting 'obscene' programming]
* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200701211655.htm Dasmunsi called Nimbus Communications 'unpatriotic' for refusing to share a live feed of Indian cricket matches with state broadcast Doordarshan.]