The Samajwadi Party MP alleged she and her family was being harassed by the Income Tax department about the marriage of her son Abhishek Bachchan with Aishwarya Rai.
"In the name of service tax people are even asked how much they spent on beauty parlours and phoolwallahas (florists) in the marriage. I have got a notice I can bring it and put it on the table,” she said.
Later in the day, Bachchans issued a clarification of the expenditure on their son's wedding. The total money spent is about Rs 2 crore which included money spent on clothes, flowers, mehendi, food, security and transport.
They have issued a list of gifts received on the wedding day.
Jaya's outburst is evidence enough of the spat between the Samajwadi Party and Congress as also the strained relations between the Gandhis and the Bachchans.
This is not the first time that a Bachchan family member has complained of harassment by the Congress and the Government.
When the Mumbai Income Tax department sent a notice to Amitabh Bachchan for his Rs-1 lakh sunglasses, the Bachchan family cried foul.
Of course, the Congress disagreed the law is being unfair to the Bachchans. Of course, you know she is wrong in making these charges,” said Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
Congress scion Rahul Gandhi’s entry into the UP political scene had triggered a war of words between him and Jaya.
As Abhishek and Aishwarya take centrestage as the new Bollywood's glamour couple number one and Rahul is annointed the new prince, the split between the two families is complete.
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