Kerala MLAs allowed to use laptops, i-Pads in Assembly - Monday Dec 17,2012

The Kerala Legislative Assembly has decided to allow its members to use i-pads and laptops in the House during proceedings.

Speaker G Karthikeyan, through a ruling on Dec 17,2012 Monday, allowed MLAs to use i-pads and laptops to assist them in their speeches.
"We are living in a hi-tech era and so, the chair did not think it is proper to turn back new technology. But the misuse of such instrument in the House should be avoided," he said

Speaker G Karthikeyan gave the ruling against a point of order by T N Prathapan of Congress asking whether it was proper to use laptops in the House. He was referring to the use of laptop by CPI-M member and former Finance Minister Thomas Issac during a speech last week