We’re Not Schoolchildren”: Why Jaya Bachchan Lost Her Cool In Parliament

New Delhi: 

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remark on a Congress leader during an uproar by opposition members over the skipping of a question prompted a strong retort from Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, who said that the members would have understood if the issue was explained to them and that they are “not schoolchildren”. She also said that the MPs should be treated with respect. 

When a question on aviation was skipped during the Question Hour on Tuesday, Ms Bachchan, Deepender Singh Hooda of the Congress and other members of the opposition stood up and asked Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh why that had happened. 

Amid the uproar, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked the opposition members to take their seats and said he would return to the question. When Mr Hooda continued to protest, Mr Dhankhar said, “You are not her (Ms Bachchan’s) spokesperson. She herself is a very senior member. No, you don’t have to support her, she is a very senior member.”