Sachin Tendulkar, who today (June 4) took oath as member of the Rajya Sabha earlier today, was on congratulated by Anna Hazare on becoming member of the Rajya Sabha.
Anna also expressed the hope that the batting maestro would raise his voice for a strong Lokpal Bill in Parliament.
"We hail this move. We are glad that young people like him (Sachin), who think about the nation, have made their way to Parliament. We hope, that now, he will raise the voice inside the Parliament, the way we are raising it outside," said Hazare.
Arvind Kejriwal also urged Tendulkar to demand a strong Lokpal Bill in the Parliament.
"We would request Sachin Tendulkar to press in the Upper House(Rajya Sabha) of Parliament, the need to bring in a strong Ombudsman Bill," said Kejriwal.
Sachin made it clear he would like to use the opportunity of being a member of the Upper House of Parliament to contribute in a meaningful manner not only for cricket, but also for other sports.
BackgroundTendulkar, who took his oath in Hindi in the office of Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, is the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha under the Prominent Citizens Quota.
He was nominated to the Upper House along with film actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga in April, but had to wait to take his oath until the end of IPL season5
Source:http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/06/04/244-Anna-asks-Sachin-to-pitch-for-strong-Lokpal-in-Parliament.html
Anna also expressed the hope that the batting maestro would raise his voice for a strong Lokpal Bill in Parliament.
"We hail this move. We are glad that young people like him (Sachin), who think about the nation, have made their way to Parliament. We hope, that now, he will raise the voice inside the Parliament, the way we are raising it outside," said Hazare.
Arvind Kejriwal also urged Tendulkar to demand a strong Lokpal Bill in the Parliament.
"We would request Sachin Tendulkar to press in the Upper House(Rajya Sabha) of Parliament, the need to bring in a strong Ombudsman Bill," said Kejriwal.
Sachin made it clear he would like to use the opportunity of being a member of the Upper House of Parliament to contribute in a meaningful manner not only for cricket, but also for other sports.
BackgroundTendulkar, who took his oath in Hindi in the office of Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, is the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha under the Prominent Citizens Quota.
He was nominated to the Upper House along with film actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga in April, but had to wait to take his oath until the end of IPL season5
Source:http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/06/04/244-Anna-asks-Sachin-to-pitch-for-strong-Lokpal-in-Parliament.html
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