Master Blaster and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has declined to stay in the Government Bungalow allotted to him. Considering it as the waste of Tax Payers money, he would rather stay in some hotel.
“I am not keen on staying in any govt bungalow when I will be in Delhi for only a few days. I feel this would be a waste of tax payers’ money and it would be better if the bungalow is allotted to someone else who needs the bungalow more than me,” he told a news channel.
“For me the honour of being nominated as a Rajya Sabha MP matters much more than the perks and privileges like being given a govt bungalow.
“Not taking a government bungalow would not affect my responsibilities as Rajya Sabha MP. I do hope to attend few days of parliament in every session,” the channel quoted him as saying in a release before leaving for London.
Ever since his nomination, there have been questions over whether he would be able to devote time for Parliament over his cricketing commitments.