‘Don’t School Me, You May Be A Celebrity But…’: VP Jagdeep Dhankar vs Jaya Bachchan Heated Faceoff In Rajya Sabha, Watch

Rajya Sabha today witnessed a heated moment between politician ,actor Jaya Bachchan and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. Jaya Bachchan said that the tone of the chairperson, Jagdeep Dhankar, is not acceptable.

She said, “I want to say this to you, sir—I am an artist, I understand body language and expressions. And, sir, please forgive me, but your tone is not acceptable. We are colleagues, sir, and while you may be sitting in a position of authority…”

To which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar got anxious and replied, “Jaya ji, you have earned great respect, but you must understand that an actor is subject to the director’s vision. You haven’t seen what I have witnessed from my perspective. I don’t want to be put through schooling every day. I am someone who goes above and beyond, and you criticize my tone…”

He added saying, “You may be a celebrity, but you cannot judge everything. You need to understand the decorum. I will not tolerate it. Never assume that only you can uphold reputations.”

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Jaya Bachchan says, “I need an apology.” 

Jaya Bachchan later 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…I mean using unparliamentary words every time which I do not want to say in front of you all. You are a nuisance, ‘Buddhiheen’. He said you may be a celebrity, I do not care. I am not asking him to care. I am saying I am a member of Parliament. This is my fifth term. I know what I am saying. The way things are being spoken in Parliament these days, nobody has ever spoken before. I want an apology…”

 

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