She was speaking in the Rajya Sabha in the wake of the gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 27. Her burnt body was recovered the next day. The MP asserted that rapists should be brought out in public and lynched. She also added that people want the government to give a proper and definite answer.
A part of Jaya Bachchan's speech reads, "I don't know how many times I've stood and spoken after this kind of a crime. I think it is time... whether Nirbhaya or Kathua or what happened in Telangana." She then added, "These types of people (the rape accused) need to be brought out in public and lynched."
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Earlier Hyderabad Police had issued a 16-point advisory for women safety, which had also caused an uproar on Twitter as it was only addressed to women.