7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region to begin today

The 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region will begin today at the legislative assembly building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the Conference in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Governor Anandiben Patel will address the Valedictory Session tomorrow.

Around 100 Delegates of 15 state assemblies and representatives of some foreign countries have reached Lucknow to take part in the 7th Conference of CPA India Region.

On the eve of the Conference, the Meeting of the Executive Committee of CPA India Region was



chaired by the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Wednesday evening.

Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Lalji Tandon will address the Inaugural Session today while Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh and Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will deliver the Keynote Address during the Plenary Sessions.

The main theme of the conference is ROLE OF LEGISLATORS and during the Plenary Sessions spread over two days delegates will discuss the Capacity Building of Legislators for Scrutinizing Budgetary Proposals and Enhancing Focus of Legislators on Legislative Business.