I&B representative on Prasar Bharati board complains against chairman The spat between the I&B ministry and Prasar Bharati, which erupted last week, has turned serious with I&B additional secretary Ali Rizvi complaining to the ministry that he was “unfairly shouted down” by chairman A Surya Prakash in the board meeting on February 15. At the gathering, some senior PB officials had taken “strong exception” to the ministry’s alleged interference with the organisation’s autonomy.Rizvi, an I&B representative on the PB board since October last year, was present in the meeting where PB officials, including Prakash, reportedly objected to the ministry seeking to terminate the services of all contractual employees of the autonomous body that functions under the ministry. Senior I&B officials said Rizvi’s written complaint is serious and is being looked into. According to senior ministry officials, the disagreement with Prakash started a few days back when the minist