Jaya Bachchan recently demanded an apology from Jagdeep Dhankhar, because of the tone he used in the parliament
Veteran actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan often makes the headlines for her no-nonsense attitude and the criticism she is subjected to because of it by the netizens. She recently got into a spat with Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar because of the tone he used while talking to her and even the comments on using the veteran actress’ husband’s name, Amitabh Bachchan, in the Parliament on Friday, August 9, 2024.
Addressing the media, Bachchan demanded an apology from Dhankhar. Reflecting on the issue, she stated the tone affected her because she is a senior citizen. She pointed out that he should not have been disrespectful when speaking to women. In the video shared by the news agency, ANI on X (formerly known as Twitter), other women of the Parliament including Sonia Gandhi, can be seen standing in her support. She mentioned that the demand for an apology has been a “collective decision.”
Shedding light on the matter, quoted by the Free Press Journal, the 76-year-old actress-turned-politician said, “I objected to the tone used by the Chair. We are not school children. Some of us are senior citizens. I was upset with the tone and especially when the Leader of Opposition stood up to speak, he switched off the mike. How can you do this? You have to allow the Leader of Opposition to speak.”
She took offense to the “unparliamentary words” used by the Chairman. Bachchan explained that she isn’t asking him to care, but as a member of the Parliament who is on her fifth term, knows what she is saying. “The way things are being spoken in Parliament these days, nobody has ever spoken before. I want an apology,” she concluded.
#WATCH | On her exchange of words with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan says, “…I objected to the tone used by the Chair. We are not school children. Some of us are senior citizens. I was upset with the tone and especially when the Leader… pic.twitter.com/rh8F35pHsM
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024