Delhi Assembly to host 3-day Commonwealth Youth Parliament

Delhi Assembly will host a three-day Commonwealth Youth Parliament starting today.

As many as 47 participants from 24 Commonwealth countries will participate in the event along with eleven participants from India. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be the Chief Guest of the event.  

It is for the first time that an Indian Legislature is hosting the Commonwealth Youth



Parliament.

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said the event is being organized  to enlighten the youth about legislative processes and encourage their participation in legislative procedures and decision making.

He said the Commonwealth Youth Parliament will be an opportunity to demonstrate the role and purpose of legislature as an institution for democracy and good governance.