Actress-turned-BJP leader Jayaprada on Wednesday gave a slogan to Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan for her speech in Parliament, for which she earned praise from many Bollywood celebrities.
In an attempt to get the film industry out of the blitz of attacks, Jaya Bachchan said on Tuesday that the image of the industry cannot be tarnished due to some people.
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Raising the issue of the drug problem in Bollywood, Ravi Kishan, a Bhojpuri actor-turned-BJP MP, said, “They are cutting the hand that feeds them.”
Extending her support to Ravi Kishan, Jaya Prada, who was defeated by SP’s Azam Khan on Rampur Lok Sabha seat, said, “I completely support Ravi Kishan Ji’s remarks about saving youth from the problem of drug trafficking/addiction.
We need to raise our voice against the use of drugs & we need to save our youth. I think Jaya Bachchan Ji is doing politics over the issue.”
On Monday, Ravi Kishan raised the drug addiction issue in the Lok Sabha, which Bachchan termed as a “tactic” to divert attention from graver issued like unemployment and the economy.
“I think the government must stand by the entertainment industry because it always comes forward to help the government in whatever good work it takes up,” Jaya Bachchan said.
On Wednesday, a day after Jaya Bachchan made her statement in Parliament, the Mumbai Police provided security at Bachchan’s home in Mumbai.
