First the name, now the tone… Why was the Samajwadi Party MP angry with 'Jaya Amitabh Bachchan'?
On Friday, the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, witnessed a small but bustling and conversational political scene. After this, the political heat increased inside and outside the Parliament. At the center of all this was Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan. He objected to Speaker Jagdeep Dhankar's tone during Rajya Sabha proceedings. Then there was commotion in the house. On the other hand, the leader asked the opposition parties to behave with dignity. Opposition members walked out of the House saying they were not allowed to express their views. In fact, as Rajya Sabha proceedings were underway on Friday, Deputy Speaker and Rajya Sabha President Jagdeep Dhankar asked Jaya Amitabh Bachchan to present his side. An enraged Jaya Bachchan questioned the tone of the speaker's speech and said, “Your tone is not right.” However, the Vice President said that such words will not be tolerated. Everyone has a reputation here. Jaya Bachchan says I understand body language sir, I want to say that I am an artist and understand body language too. Sir, excuse me, but your tone is unacceptable and you are in the chair. You are in the chair. After this Chairman Jaya Ji said you sit in your seat. Jaya ji, you have a good name but you know an actor acts according to the director. You can't see what I see everyday from here. You must understand the etiquette. No, I will not tolerate this. Don't pretend your reputation is the only thing that matters, we all came here with reputations. After the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition parties staged a walkout, but outside the Rajya Sabha, the opposition and the ruling party lashed out at each other. Jaya Bachchan said outside the House that the Speaker is using stupid, childish words and he should apologize to me. Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “I have never seen such indecent behavior, whereas I have been from the ruling party, 6 times as a member of the Lok Sabha and 6 times as a member of the assembly, but I have never seen such indecent, indecent behavior. Resistance. At the same time, JTU working president Sanjay Jha accused Jaya Bachchan of inciting MPs and told leader Jagdeep Dhankar not to be soft. You use a small stick. The uproar over Jaya Amitabh Bachchan today is not the first chapter of this controversy, but it is the third. There was a stir when Jaya was called Amitabh Bachchan twice before. The issue first came up on July 29 when Jaya invoked Amitabh Bachchan's name to ask Rajya Sabha leader Harivansh. Jaya Bachchan got angry because of this. He even asked if women would be known by their husbands' names. They don't. To which the Deputy Speaker replied, I am calling only what is in the records of the Rajya Sabha. The second episode aired on July 2. Whenever Jaya Bachchan calls Jaya Amitabh Bachchan at home. There was laughter in the house that day. Now amid Jaya Bachchan's displeasure, is the name being questioned or some other issue? Or is there no political motive behind this? Jaya Bachchan was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time in 2004. Jaya Bachchan has been member of Rajya Sabha since 2024 and during this period 4 Speakers and 4 Deputy Speakers have been changed in Rajya Sabha but Jagdeep Dhankar has not been in Speaker's chair for last 2 years. But even then a controversy has arisen for the first time in the 2024 budget session, a controversy that has happened three times so far, sometimes Jaya Bachchan has included Amitabh, sometimes she herself has added Amitabh to her name. This being the case, ruling party leaders are also asking why there is opposition to calling Jaya Bachchan as Jaya Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh not mentioned in Jaya Bachchan's name in Rajya Sabha records? What's in Jaya Bachchan's confession? If you go to the Rajya Sabha website, you will find that Jaya Bachchan's full name is written as Jaya Amitabh Bachchan. Even in his Rajya Sabha affidavit, Jaya Amitabh Bachchan is written, which means Amitabh is legally also associated with Jaya Bachchan's name. Even when he was sworn into the Rajya Sabha, his name was called Jaya Amitabh Bachchan, but he did not object to it. But in the last 10 days, there has been a controversy in this regard 3 times. The controversy that started in this name has now gone to the extent of the ruling party demanding action against the opposition MPs. According to sources, the opposition parties can move a no-confidence motion against the Rajya Sabha Speaker under Article 67. Signatures of 49 Rajya Sabha members have been received so far. The required number is 50. The project is currently kept in the office of Congress President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. No decision has yet been taken on its submission. Sources say it will come up only in the next session. Will Kharge take a decision on submitting it after talking to all party leaders? Why does Jaya Bachchan put Amitabh in front of her name? In the midst of this controversy, when Jaya Bachchan has trouble adding Amitabh's name and the entire opposition walks out of the Rajya Sabha on his request, the question must arise in your mind that he has removed Amitabh Bachchan's name from his name. Why she didn't take it but the big reason behind this is Jaya Bachchan hails from Maharashtra. In the surname of married women, it is mandatory to write the husband's name after the girl's name. That's why Amitabh is behind Jaya Bachchan's name. Apart from this, the name of the mother and father must be written after the child's name. However, this does not apply to orphans. So, due to Maharashtra state rules, he has to add Amitabh between his name and surname. Well, in the literary world, Shakespeare's statement is repeated and that statement is in a name. Changing the name does not change the originality, but in politics everything is in the name. The entire opposition from the country's Rajya Sabha walked out of Parliament today over the name controversy. Now the struggle has gone beyond name and has reached tone. (TV9 Bureau Report)