Sachin is right to reject the house. It has a bad reputation and is in fact not put to its intended use for quite some time.The MP's bungalow, which tendulkar has refused, has a reputation for making its inhabitants prone to accidents.
1. The bungalow, 5, thuglaq lane, was previously occupied by former delhi chief minister sahib singh verma, who died in a car accident on june 30, 2007.
2. Before that, this house was home to surender singh, son of former haryana chief minister, bansi lal, who too died in a chopper crash. Even after verma's death, there were no takers for this 7000 square foot bungalow, and is occupied by vikram verma, a relative of ss verma.
3. The bungalow with five large bedrooms and spacious lawns is generally alloted to union ministers; it appears no union minister is willing to move in there.
Sachin Tendulkar turns down government quarter - Sport - DNA
"Sachin Tendulkar has politely turned down the Type 7 bungalow allotted to him in the New Delhi’s 5, Tuglaq Lane. By virtue of being a Rajya Sabha member, Tendulkar was allotted the bungalow that is supposedly close to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s house. Tendulkar has said he would not like to waste the tax payer’s money by accepting a building where he is unlikely to stay too long.“I’m not keen on blocking a government bungalow because this would be a waste of tax paper’s money as I reside in Mumbai,” the Little Master, who was sworn as Rajya Sabha member on Monday, said in statement released to DNA."
1. The bungalow, 5, thuglaq lane, was previously occupied by former delhi chief minister sahib singh verma, who died in a car accident on june 30, 2007.
2. Before that, this house was home to surender singh, son of former haryana chief minister, bansi lal, who too died in a chopper crash. Even after verma's death, there were no takers for this 7000 square foot bungalow, and is occupied by vikram verma, a relative of ss verma.
3. The bungalow with five large bedrooms and spacious lawns is generally alloted to union ministers; it appears no union minister is willing to move in there.
Sachin Tendulkar turns down government quarter - Sport - DNA
"Sachin Tendulkar has politely turned down the Type 7 bungalow allotted to him in the New Delhi’s 5, Tuglaq Lane. By virtue of being a Rajya Sabha member, Tendulkar was allotted the bungalow that is supposedly close to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s house. Tendulkar has said he would not like to waste the tax payer’s money by accepting a building where he is unlikely to stay too long.“I’m not keen on blocking a government bungalow because this would be a waste of tax paper’s money as I reside in Mumbai,” the Little Master, who was sworn as Rajya Sabha member on Monday, said in statement released to DNA."
