'You may be celebrity, but...': VP Dhankhar tells Jaya Bachchan
Friday, 9 August 2024 Bachchan accused Dhankhar of talking to her in an 'unacceptable tone', drawing protests from the Opposition MPs before they walked out of the Upper House.
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan voiced strong objections following a tense exchange with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Bachchan criticised the tone used by the Chair, asserting that MPs should not be treated like "school children," especially senior members of Parliament. She expressed...
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In a dramatic session of the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Vice President and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar found himself in a heated exchange with Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan amid widespread commotion in..