Actress Jaya Bachchan and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in a heated debate in the Rajya Sabha over the treatment of the film industry in the Union Budget. Jaya Bachchan accused the government of neglecting the industry, while Sitharaman defended the government's stance and highlighted past political actions against film personalities.
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