'Enough of it': Jagdeep Dhankhar-Jaya Bachchan's angry Rajya Sabha face-off

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Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar faced off yet again on Friday after the Vice President referred to her as 'Jaya Amitabh Bachchan' while inviting her to speak at a debate in the Rajya Sabha..

Visibly irritated, 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...

Speaking in the Upper House on Friday, Bachchan, who is a Samajwadi Party MP, objected to the "unacceptable" tone used by Dhankhar against her and demanded an apology from him...

You are walking away from your duty," Dhankhar said before the Opposition MPs, including Jaya Bachchan, walked out of the Rajya Sabha...

Union Minister JP Nadda, also the Leader of the House of Rajya Sabha, moved a censure motion against Jaya Bachchan over her remarks targeting Dhankhar...

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