New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha proceedings on Friday witnessed a heated face-off between the House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan.
The verbal altercation saw Jaya Bachchan taking umbrage at Chairman’s ‘tone’ and the latter clapping back at the Samajwadi Party MP.
During the proceedings, Dhankhar invited her to speak and said: “Jaya Amitabh Bachchan is the last speaker on this point.”
This apparently left Jaya Bachchan miffed as she questioned the chair’s tone and termed it ‘unacceptable’.
“I, Jaya Amitabh Bachchan, want to say that I am an artist and I understand body language and expression. I am sorry to say that but your tone … is not acceptable,” she said.
To this, Jagdeep Dhankar erupted in anger, asked her to take the seat and advised everyone to follow the House decorum irrespective of anyone’s stature.
This followed an uproar by the Opposition benches as they protested against Dhankhar’s angry rebuke to Jaya Bachchan.
However, the Rajya Sabha chairman was in no mood to relent and cited instances when he went out of the way to address members’ concerns and ensure smooth functioning of the House.
“You may be a celebrity but everyone has to follow the decorum. Never carry an impression that only you have reputation,” he angrily told the Samajwadi Party MP.
Dhankhar said that he has ‘highest respect’ for fellow Parliamentarians but this doesn’t give somebody a ‘licence’ to hurl accusations at the Chair.
As the showdown played out in the Upper House, the Opposition members staged a walkout.
Later, speaking to the press, Jaya Bachchan said that she felt humiliated and upset at the tone used by the Chairperson and demanded an apology for the same.
She also claimed that the mike of the Leader of Opposition was switched off when he stood up to speak.
Notably, this is not the first instance of heated exchange. In an earlier session, when Jaya Bachchan was addressed by her husband’s name, she raised strong objections to it.
She lost her calm and said that it would have been sufficient if she was addressed simply as Jaya Bachchan.
–IANS
mr/pgh
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
