Lawmakers made a lasting impression on schoolchildren on their first visit to the Assembly.

Such was the influence of the legislators on kids on Tuesday that not a single child now wants to become a politician after growing up.

'We would never become politicians,' echoed children of St Teresa's School, Bhagalpur, after coming out of the Assembly, where they were invited to watch the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.

The behaviour of the lawmakers left them dumbfounded and in a way saddened all.

As soon as they entered the Assembly, the students heard a loud noise of MLAs protesting at the portico against the government on law and order issues. Though the little ones had entered the Assembly hall from a separate entrance, the ruckus was such that it was impossible to miss. It was visible from quite a distance inside the Assembly.

An act of aggression, cutting short the Speaker's repeated requests to MLAs, who hurled abuses at each other, were some of the moments the students took back home from the Assembly.

When the Assembly proceedings began at 11am, the Opposition leaders trooped into the well with banners and posters raising issues against the government. The ruling side, too, indulged in name-calling. If the Opposition shouted, the ruling side screamed their lungs out too.

With almost folded hands, Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary requested the MLAs to maintain decorum on the floor of the house. He even told the lawmakers that schoolchildren from Bhagalpur have come to watch the proceedings.

Initially, the 30 and odd schoolchildren of Class X couldn't understand what was wrong with the legislators. The naïve kids thought there must have been some crisis on the floor, totally unaware that it was a regular occurrence at the Assembly.

As soon as they came outside the Assembly for a group photograph, Anshuman Kumar (15) said: 'I would never become a politician, if this is what means by lawmakers. I would never opt for this profession. They shout at each other and don't allow others to speak. Before coming here, I had so many good things in mind about our MLAs. But after watching the proceedings I had a major heartburn.' ?A similar impression haunted Aman Jha (15).

'I had heard that through debates lawmakers share the problems of the people. But over here it was a totally different thing. They were shouting at each other the way we do when our teacher is not present in the class. Our principal had told us that the Assembly is the place where serious things are discussed. But we heard loud noise nothing else.'?

Realising the students' displeasure, Choudhary said: 'I know on your first visit you couldn't watch the proceedings. I will request Bhagalpur MLA (Ajit Sharma) to answer your queries.'