LS Speaker unhappy over thin attendance, urges MPs to benefit from proceedings

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday appealed to the members to spend maximum time in the House and benefit from the debates on important issues. He further said that while listening to the members from different parts of the country, one can get the sense of what is happening in the nation.

New Delhi: Apparently unhappy with Lok Sabha witnessing thin attendance during the evening hours on Tuesday during the debate on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Speaker Om Birla appealed to the members to be present in the House for maximum time and said they will benefit from speeches of fellow members.

The attendance was thin as several members and leaders of various political parties left though it was decided the House would sit late into the night to complete the discussion.

He appealed to the political parties to request their members to be regular in attending the proceedings and spend maximum time in the House.

Birla also called on the members to telephone their colleagues and appeal to them to participate in discussions.

He further said that while listening to the members from different parts of the country, one can get the sense of what is happening in the nation.

The House had sat late on Monday to discuss the demands for grants of Road, Transport and Highways ministry. It had worked till midnight last week also during discussions on demands for grants for railways.

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