Jaya takes a stand -- MP on feet for hours for a cause

December 19, 2012 11:31

Jaya Bachchan was on her feet for 158 minutes or 2 hours and 38 minutes '" give or take a few ticks of the clock -- in the Rajya Sabha today to draw attention to women's issues on a day the grisly assault on a student in the capital made many recoil in revulsion. Jaya, who broke down at one point, hit the nail on its head when she said that India's public representatives always found time for pressure-group politics but little else.All the while, she stood -- unflinching and uncompromising till the home minister changed his choice of words that was less assertive than "I will'. Read more

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