Jaya Bachchan was upset with the way she was called with Amitabachchan Opposition parties – led by Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi – walked out of the Rajya Sabha afternoon in a powerful show of support for Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, as she protested a recurrence of the ‘Jaya Amitabh Bachchan’ row in the Upper House.
Jaya Bachchan, a noted actor married to fellow cinema star Amitabh Bachchan, has been introduced in Parliament as ‘Jaya Amitabh Bachchan’.
Jaya Bachchan has expressed her strong disapproval of this practice.
After today’s walk-out, she said, “It was a humiliating experience…”and criticised the treatment of opposition MPs, contrasting it with the latitude given to those from the ruling BJP.
“Whatever is said from the Chair… is allowed. Outside the Chair, the individual is like us.. an MP. I objected to the tone used by the Chair. We are not school children and some of us are even senior
citizens.
I was upset with the tone… especially when the Leader of the Opposition (Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge) stood up to speak he (the Chair) switched the mike off…” she said
