Independence Day eve brought shock to Bipasha Basu who was in New Jersey, where she was invited as a chief guest at India Day parade to mark the I-Day celebrations.

The India Day parade was held at Edison Township, New Jersey, Oak Tree Road. At 3 pm approximately ten thousand people had gathered to view the parade in the hope of catching a glimpse of Bipasha.

Unfortunately when the parade began the actress had still not arrived, but the organizers claimed that she would soon be joining them. Midway when the parade was taking place, the actress arrived on stage and asked the people if she could speak.

Bipasha said "I wanted to attend the parade but I could not." She claimed that the reason she could not be at the parade was because she was mentally and physically abused by some of the organisers en route in a Limo.

Bips said " I was not molested. But I was upset with the bad arrangement and the misbehaviour of the organisers. I come from a profession which deserves respect and I demand respect too"

While Bipasha has not yet lodged any formal complaint, the Association is already accusing her of breach of contract — by arriving late for the function.

Spokesperson from Indian Business Association, Satish Poondi said "We are a respected organization that functions since 1991. We have to conduct a thorough investigation as to what happened. Till then we cannot comment much on the allegation."

Satish claims that Bipasha breached the contract with the organisers as one of the clauses stated that she would attend the functions on time. The previous night too, Bips attended the event organized by the company quite late and did not event turn up for the parade.

Sources close to the organisers claimed she bore some bruises. Basu had earlier been manhandled by hooligans in Jaipur, violently mobbed in Delhi and pounced upon by a man in a Mumbai nightclub.