Conflict of interest in parliamentary panels

While it's up to the government to educate parliamentarians to make their committees meaningful, shouldn't the ones who own industry be kept away from such panels?

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Tamal Bandyopadhyay
Let’s call them Mr A and Mr B.

What do they have in common?

Mr A is an Indian industrialist, politician, film producer and philanthropist. In early 1990s, he produced a religious film that bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
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First Published: Jan 23 2022 | 9:33 PM IST

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