Congress MPs lauded on Sachin Tendulkar: Rajya Sabha
Congress MPs lauded on Sachin Tendulkar: Rajya Sabha
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Indian Cricket legend and nominated member of Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar was out for a duck in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech on Thursday.Sachin Tendulkar was supposed to lead parliamentary discussion on sport but stood in the House, waiting to speak as Congress party lawmakers created ruckus over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on his predecessor Dr. Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat election campaign.Known as the 'God of Cricket', Tendulkar was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 2012. Often criticised for low attendance in the Parliament, he had moved a Short Discussion Motion on the future of sports in India but the ruckus disrupted him from speaking on the crucial issues.Chairman of the House, Venkiah Naidu tried several times to pacify the shouting MPs, before adjourning the House for the day.

In April 2012, Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the President of India and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated.Former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar,Ajit Wadekar, Madan Lal expressed their surprise over this move. He took the oath of office on 4 June.He refused to take the bungalow allotted to him in New Delhi calling it "waste of tax payer's money" as he resides in Mumbai.He met with some controversy over his attendance in Rajya Sabha proceedings.Tendulkar has also been accused of not using development fund Rajya Sabha members receive.

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