Technology News Article | Reuters.com — Isn’t it still against the rules to even have a laptop in Congress? I’m sure we wouldn’t go for this!

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and the government and opposition “whips” responsible for assembly attendance are now using Short Message Service (SMS) to summon lawmakers for crucial votes or to muster a quorum, officials say.

“This lets us contact them immediately,” Azad’s spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. “We are in the process of collecting the MPs’ mobile numbers. The drive is on.”