Commenting on the development, the Lok Sabha Speaker said, ” We will get to see how he performs his role in Parliament. I welcome his nomination to the Rajya Sabha.” Mulayam Singh Yadav said, ” It is a good decision to encourage a sports person.
He is a big name.” Describing it as ” one of the finest decisions”, Trinamool leader and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Sudip Bandyopadhyay said, ” It will inspire a lot of young people.” However, CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta differed from his colleagues in the Rajya Sabha on Tendulkars nomination. ” It should not be seen as if the government is only patronising cricket.
There are so many other sports and sports persons, besides cricket, about which the government needs to think seriously,” he said. ” I welcome the decision to nominate Tendulkar. But, at the same time, Sourav Ganguly, who is in top form, too should have been considered,” he said.
