New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday welcomed the Central government agreeing to hold a discussion on electoral reforms, but said that the discussion could have happened earlier in Parliament's monsoon session, which would have allowed the House to function properly now.

"They want the discussion to happen for 10 hours on the 8th and 9th, on SIR or electoral reforms. We are welcoming it, but it would have been better if they had done the same in the monsoon session. So much business would have happened in the parliament by now," the Congress MP told ANI.

Claiming that the government is being "rigid" on discussion issues, the Congress MP in turn blamed the Centre for not allowing the House to function, ...