Delhi : Amid the Opposition sloganeering, Tendulkar remained standing for close to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Sachin Tendulkar to make his debut speech in Rajya Sabha
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\nAs Bharat Ratna and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar rose to speak in the House, Congress members disrupted the proceedings, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify on his remarks against former prime minister Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat poll campaign.
\nThe former batsmen and India\u2019s captain had moved a Short Discussion Motion on the future of sports in the country and right to play. His maiden speech in the House was, however, marred with the Congress stalling the session for the fifth consecutive day.
\nAmid the Opposition sloganeering, Tendulkar remained standing for close to 10 minutes. As his appeals for order went unheard, Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu reportedly said: \u201cWe\u2019re discussing about sports and you don\u2019t have the sporting spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan, speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, said it was a matter of shame that Tendulkar was not allowed to speak.
\n\u201cHe (Sachin) has earned name for India at the world stage, it is a matter of shame that he was not allowed to speak even when everyone knew it was on today\u2019s agenda. Are only politicians allowed to speak?\u201d Jaya Bachchan said.
\nTendulkar last appeared in the Parliament in August this year, two days after Samajwadi Party MP Naresh Agarwal had raised the issue of absenteeism among the nominated lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha and criticised the former cricketer and Bollywood actor Rekha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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