India, Aug. 21 -- "Agreement and disagreement are a natural process of democracy, but our collective effort should be that the House runs with dignity, decorum and decency," says Birla

In his valedictory address Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the House worked only for 37 hours though it was decided in the beginning of the Monsoon session that 120 hours of discussion and dialogue will take place.

"In this session, 419 starred questions were included in the agenda, but due to continuous planned disruptions, only 55 questions could be taken up for oral answer. We had all decided at the beginning of the session that we would have 120 hours of discussion and dialogue. The Business Advisory Committee also agreed to this. But due to cont...