This was the refrain of BJP member Rajveer Singh in the Lok Sabha while complaining about mobile service being provided by state-run BSNL, which he blamed for his headache.
Airing his grievance, he said, "sometimes the call cannot be made.... Sometimes a recorded voice says that the number I have dialled does not exist and sometimes I cannot hear anything from the other side.."
This evoked laughter from many MPs while some thumped benches to offer their support to his complaint.
Demanding that MPs should not be given BSNL connection, he said private companies offer much better services.
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