Lucknow, Aug. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Sunday said discussion and debate are essential to strengthen democracy as the Monsoon session here is set to begin on August 3.

Speaking to ANI, Mahana said, "Democracy is built on both agreement and disagreement. Discussion and debate are an essential part of democracy and make it stronger."

Samajwadi Party MLA Ravidas Mehrotra alleged that the session has been scheduled for a short duration, which he said would not be sufficient to discuss public issues.

"The House is scheduled for very little time, which is not enough to discuss the problems. The government is deliberately keeping the session short to avoid discussions on public issues," Mehrotra said.

He called fo...