<p>Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla said on Thursday that longer and in-depth discussions in assemblies and Parliament lead to better legislations.</p>.<p>He was addressing an event on ‘Vikasit Bharat 2047’ in the Goa Assembly.</p>.<p>“It is always better that laws are passed after extensive and proper debates,” Birla told MLAs from the coastal state at the programme.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ls-speaker-om-birla-calls-for-discipline-decorum-in-new-parliament-building-1222762.html" target="_blank">LS Speaker Om Birla calls for discipline, decorum in new Parliament building</a></strong></p>.<p>He stressed that the debates in assemblies and Parliament should be non-political and unbiased.</p>.<p>Birla also hailed the Goa Assembly for holding longer sessions of more than 40 days, as he expressed concerns over shorter Assembly sessions in many states.</p>.<p>The opposition benches boycotted the event as a mark of protest against Birla for "not allowing" former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi to represent himself over his disqualification in connection with a defamation case.</p>
<p>Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla said on Thursday that longer and in-depth discussions in assemblies and Parliament lead to better legislations.</p>.<p>He was addressing an event on ‘Vikasit Bharat 2047’ in the Goa Assembly.</p>.<p>“It is always better that laws are passed after extensive and proper debates,” Birla told MLAs from the coastal state at the programme.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ls-speaker-om-birla-calls-for-discipline-decorum-in-new-parliament-building-1222762.html" target="_blank">LS Speaker Om Birla calls for discipline, decorum in new Parliament building</a></strong></p>.<p>He stressed that the debates in assemblies and Parliament should be non-political and unbiased.</p>.<p>Birla also hailed the Goa Assembly for holding longer sessions of more than 40 days, as he expressed concerns over shorter Assembly sessions in many states.</p>.<p>The opposition benches boycotted the event as a mark of protest against Birla for "not allowing" former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi to represent himself over his disqualification in connection with a defamation case.</p>