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RS mourns ex-MP, journalist Dharam Chander Prashant's death

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Rajya Sabha today mourned the passing away of its former member and senior journalist Dharam Chander Prashant.

When the House met, Chairman Hamid Ansari mentioned of passing way of Prashant on August 28 at the age of 90 years.

A journalist by profession, Prashant represented the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the Upper House from April 1982 to April 1988.

A prolific writer, Prashant was PTI representative in Jammu, he said.

"In passing away of Dharam Chander Prashant, the country has lost a renowned journalist and a distinguished parliamentarian," Ansari said following which members stood in silence in his memory.

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First Published: Aug 30 2013 | 1:05 PM IST

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