Chandigarh, Feb. 15 -- Expressing concern over "planned disruptions" in Parliament and state assemblies, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Friday said that discussion and dialogue are the bedrocks of democracy and this "new tradition" of stalling proceedings of the House is inappropriate for the country.

Addressing the legislators of Haryana after inaugurating the two-day orientation programme being held to train the MLAs, Lok Sabha speaker said that the strength of democracy lies in debate, dialogue, agreement, and disagreement.

"I believe that the new tradition of planned disruptions, whether in legislative assemblies or in Parliament, is neither appropriate for the state nor for the country," Birla said even as he advised the governments...