India, Feb. 25 -- Members of the legislative assembly in Karnataka will get recliners to take a nap post lunch during the upcoming assembly session, state assembly speaker UT Khader said on Monday.

UT Khader said that the move has been decided upon to prevent MLAs from being absent during assembly sessions.

The measure was taken to prevent absenteeism of MLAs after lunch as many would skip the proceedings of the House for a nap, a news agency PTI report mentioned.

The Karnataka assembly speaker said 15 recliners will be taken on rent and placed inside the Karnataka assembly from March 3 to March 21.

"We have decided to hire 15 recliners on rent during the legislative session from March 3 to March 21. We are not purchasing them conside...