Lata Mangeshkar, after intermittent scares about her deteriorating well being, breathed her final on Sunday morning. Besides being the singing legend she was, Mangeshkar was additionally a part of the Rajya Sabha for six years, her time period being well-known for not taking any allowances.
Supported by the BJP, she was elected on November 22, 1999, and was a part of the House until November 21, 2005. Following an RTI, it was revealed that in her time period, she by no means touched the allowances and checks she acquired as a parliamentarian . The doc confirmed that each one funds that have been made to Mangeshkar from the Pay Accounts Office have been returned.
Lata Mangeshkar’s tenure, nevertheless, was notorious for her being absent from the House. In the six years, she may solely make it to the House for 12 days — and that too not 12 full days.
In these six years, she requested only one, unstarred, query — on derailment of trains! “Whether it’s a proven fact that the incidents of derailment of trains on varied sections have been on the rise; in that case, the variety of prepare derailment incidents for the reason that starting of the 12 months 2000; the estimated loss suffered by the Railways because of this thereof; what measures have been taken by authorities to stop such incident?”
As she had revealed throughout an interview, the singer at all times felt that she was a misfit for the Parliament. “My tenure within the Rajya Sabha was something however comfortable. I used to be reluctant to be inducted into Parliament. In truth, I pleaded with those that urged me into the Rajya Sabha to let me off… What did I learn about politics? she had said.
“In truth, I pleaded with those that urged me into Rajya Sabha to let me off. Though I had the best regard for (Bharatiya Janata Party chief) LK Advaniji and (former Prime Minister) Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji, I nonetheless do — I’m not affiliated to any political get together,” she had added, in keeping with News18.
Often criticized for not elevating the problems of the business she represented, she had defined: “I was often asked why I didn’t address problems related to the film industry in parliament. In my defense, I can only say I was not connected with the entertainment industry to the extent that I could raise my voice against its problems. I am a singer, not a speaker. Maybe Rekha, who’s now in parliament, would be better able to bring up the problems that plague the film industry.”
Mangeshkar was born in Indore in a Sikh neighborhood and raised in Kolhapur in a musical household. Her father Master Dinanath Mangeshkar was a musician from Gwalior gharana who ran a drama firm and was Lata’s first guru.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
