Rekha and Sachin Tendulkar not attend Rajya Sabha for even a single day !!

Friends whether celebrities attend sessions or not, they will remain MP. We can either vote against them or for them. That's public choice. Many of them are winning elections because of the vote bank. Their attendence hardly matters. People's mind should be changed while voting such candidates.

Regarding responsibilities, all are reluctant. Having good attendence in houses is worthless.

Friends whether celebrities attend sessions or not, they will remain MP. We can either vote against them or for them. That's public choice. Many of them are winning elections because of the vote bank. Their attendence hardly matters. People's mind should be changed while voting such candidates.

Regarding responsibilities, all are reluctant. Having good attendence in houses is worthless.

That holds true for elected representatives. Where Rekha Sashin are concerned, they did not contest any election but were selected directly by political parties against the quota reserved for stars and artists!

Friends whether celebrities attend sessions or not, they will remain MP. We can either vote against them or for them. That's public choice. Many of them are winning elections because of the vote bank. Their attendence hardly matters. People's mind should be changed while voting such candidates.

Regarding responsibilities, all are reluctant. Having good attendence in houses is worthless.

That holds true for elected representatives. Where Rekha Sashin are concerned, they did not contest any election but were selected directly by political parties against the quota reserved for stars and artists!

This practice was started by Indira Gandhi when she had 2 or 3 actors elected to the rajya sabha so that all cross section of the society gets representation. Nargis Dutt, Sivaji Ganesan,jamuna have all been elected at different times and had taken initiative unlike the present day lot like except probably Jaya Bachan who makes noise for all the wrong reasons...

I would say one or two politicians are never behind the drawback of the country unless all are involved. Hence nobody is to blame.

They are celebrities with no time I dont know about rekha but sachin is having test matches so we cannot force him to attend the rajya sabha.

I wonder why they become MPs in the first place? just to add another feather in their cap? or is it because our politicians are so stupid that they want to have glamorous personalities around them, even if they dont do anything much except spend tax payers money...Earlier there were the likes of Nargis Dutt who did take a keen interest in the proceedings !

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rekha-sachin-tendulkar-miss-first-part-of-budget-session-of-parliament-345696

All Indians respect Sachine and Rekha. I think they have not time for parliament they could deny to accept their nomination. Indeed nomination is regard.

They are celebrities with no time I dont know about rekha but sachin is having test matches so we cannot force him to attend the rajya sabha.

@ anil - All Indians respect Sachine and Rekha. I think they have not time for parliament they could deny to accept their nomination. Indeed nomination is regard.

In which case he should have declined the offer saying that he is busy with his career, which is understandable - having taken the responsibility one should take it seriously...

Anil, one cannot respect someone just because they are celebrities or famous - Sachin is a good player and he has made India proud and Rekha is a glamorous actress no doubt, but all indians may not respect them simply because they are celebrities - some people simply may not care about them !

I have heard that Sachin has few years back, refused to give donation to a charity. I felt strange when he decided to join politics.

Friends whether celebrities attend sessions or not, they will remain MP. We can either vote against them or for them. That's public choice. Many of them are winning elections because of the vote bank. Their attendence hardly matters. People's mind should be changed while voting such candidates.

Regarding responsibilities, all are reluctant. Having good attendence in houses is worthless.

Nobody has voted for Sachin and Rekha. They are not elected but are nominated. So don't bother too much about them. They do not represent people. They represent only those who nominated them.

I have heard that Sachin has few years back, refused to give donation to a charity. I felt strange when he decided to join politics.

This is not true Sachin never chose politics and I think he would never do that. :blink:

As Indian politics is not for honest people. Most of the politicians are in politics just to have money and for people like Sachin who has enough money I don't think he would ever join politics in future. :blink:

I have heard that Sachin has few years back, refused to give donation to a charity. I felt strange when he decided to join politics.

This is not true Sachin never chose politics and I think he would never do that. :blink:

As Indian politics is not for honest people. Most of the politicians are in politics just to have money and for people like Sachin who has enough money I don't think he would ever join politics in future. :blink:

Prominent people are nominated to Rajya Sabha for their contribution to literary, musical and other fields. The members are generally free from political aspirations

I wonder why they become MPs in the first place? just to add another feather in their cap? or is it because our politicians are so stupid that they want to have glamorous personalities around them, even if they dont do anything much except spend tax payers money...Earlier there were the likes of Nargis Dutt who did take a keen interest in the proceedings !

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rekha-sachin-tendulkar-miss-first-part-of-budget-session-of-parliament-345696

Very sad to hear this. Even if they are having busy schedule always, They should attend atleast occasionally. I just wonder why they accepted if they are not willing to attend actually!

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

Active celebrities should not be nominated. Moreover, what if they do not attend the sessions?

If I am not wrong, it happened with Govinda too. He too could not visit his constituouncy even for a single day. I hope I am right in saying that. Please correct me if I am wrong.

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

Active celebrities should not be nominated. Moreover, what if they do not attend the sessions?

He is playing both for the country and for himself, it is his career and he is making pots of money through his game, thats alright, but taking on responsibilities is quite another thing...

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

Active celebrities should not be nominated. Moreover, what if they do not attend the sessions?

He is playing both for the country and for himself, it is his career and he is making pots of money through his game, thats alright, but taking on responsibilities is quite another thing...

True, they are expected to strike a balance between their two types of lives.

Please let us excuse these two superstars as they did not know that they would be part of such a noisy place. They do not want to stay there for this simple reason, that's all. ;)

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

Active celebrities should not be nominated. Moreover, what if they do not attend the sessions?

He is playing both for the country and for himself, it is his career and he is making pots of money through his game, thats alright, but taking on responsibilities is quite another thing...

I think the very basic thing should be first taken into consideration - these people are really busy and that is why it is not possible for them to be present at the Parliament. They should either be not nominated or we should not make an issue out of it.

It is their choice they are not busy in their personal lives but sachin is playing for country how he can attend that one by leaving game.

Active celebrities should not be nominated. Moreover, what if they do not attend the sessions?

He is playing both for the country and for himself, it is his career and he is making pots of money through his game, thats alright, but taking on responsibilities is quite another thing...

I think the very basic thing should be first taken into consideration - these people are really busy and that is why it is not possible for them to be present at the Parliament. They should either be not nominated or we should not make an issue out of it.

I disagree with you here! The member of parliaments are there for a reason the chief one being to represent the issues and concerns of masses. While it is true that these two or other celebrities for that matter were not elected but nominated by the bigwigs of politics, their basic responsibilities that come upon their shoulders do not change due to their status or profession. Hence they cannot shirk from their responsibilities, which again brings us to the very basic question, if they were not ready to handle it, they should have denied the role, no one had forced them to do so! This basic thing is what is nearly always forgiven and that has what has landed everything into a state of chaos on parliament!