Shri Naresh Agarwal has joined Bhartiya Janata Party. For somebody who used to dance in films, act in films, I was denied a ticket (for Rajya Sabha). However, his comments regarding Jaya Bachhan ji are improper and unacceptable," the external affairs minister tweeted.Agrawal, who was in the Congress earlier, is not new to controversy. Last year, the BJP was up in arms over his remarks in the Upper House mocking Hindu gods.His term as Rajya Sabha member ends on April 2. The SP has again nominated Bachchan to the Upper House.He expressed his affection for SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav, saying he could never leave them.

Source: Economic Times March 12, 2018 11:26 UTC