Had MPs shown parl skills, democracy would've been stronger: Digvijaya

February 19, 2014 14:24

Reacting to the passage of the Telangana Bill in Lok Sabha amid din and chaos, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has said if the MPs had shown "parliamentary skills" the democracy would have emerged stronger. "T-Bill passed by Voice Vote in a din.

Only if MPs had shown Parliamentary Skills and not Muscle Power Democracy would have emerged stronger," Digvijaya said in a tweet today.

The Bill to carve out Telangana, the 29th state, by splitting Andhra Pradesh was yesterday passed by the Lok Sabha with Congress and BJP coming together on the issue, amidst din, chaos and an unprecedented black out of television coverage.

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