Lucknow, March 6 -- Cutting across party lines, lawmakers raised several issues, such as the absence of a canteen in the MLAs' residential complex and demanding an extra session on the rules of the House, in the Assembly on the last day of the Budget session.

Leader of the opposition Mata Prasad Pandey said the live streaming of the Assembly proceedings on electronic channels and social media had connected lawmakers with their constituencies. "The association of the MLAs with their voters has increased. People can see that issues associated with their constituency were raised by their MLA on the floor of the Assembly," he said.

MLAs should ensure that proceedings of the question hour were not disrupted, he said.

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