Jaya Bachchan again objects to 'Amitabh' in her name, calls it 'new drama'

PTC News Desk: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan objected again on Monday when Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar mentioned her full name in the House and referred to it as a "new drama" that had begun in Parliament.

She said, "Sir, I hope you know the meaning of Amitabh. I mean, I am proud of the association with my marriage and my husband, but I am just saying that I am very happy and proud of my husband's achievements."

"This is a new drama started by you all. This did not use to happen before," she added.

The Vice President responded by explaining that there is a provision for changing the name on the election certificate.

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar emphasised that the "entire country is proud" of Amitabh Bachchan's achievement, saying, "However, Jaya Ji, the name that appears in the election certificate is what is used, and you can get the name changed; there is a provision for that."

The SP MP also questioned why Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar didn't include his wife's name after his own.

Khattar cynically remarked, "As for my wife's name in front of mine... not in this birth (since Khattar is unmarried); for this, you will have to wait until the next birth."

This follows the SP MP's previous objection to being addressed as "Jaya Amitabh Bachchan" by Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh during House proceedings on 29 July.

Jaya Bachchan objected, saying, "Sir, only Jaya Bachchan would have sufficed," stressing her unease about women being identified only by their husband's names as if "they don't have their own identity."