The mosquito menace in the Central Hall of Parliament especially during the Monsoon session is so acute that the entire hall is sprayed with pesticides and mosquito repellents.

But apparently it's not enough and to keep the pests at bay, the Parliament today tried another tack today.

The Secretariat deployed six men at different points in the Central Hall armed with electronic mosquito repellent bats.

Few MPs excused themselves from the proceedings when the oppressing odour of repellents started to get to them, drying out lips.