Bengaluru, Sept. 11 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday inaugurated the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference at the historic steps of the Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.

The three-day conference is being hosted under the theme "Debates and Discussions in the Houses of Legislature, building people's trust, meeting people's aspirations".

In his inaugural address, Birla said that meaningful dialogue and healthy debates in Parliament and State Legislatures strengthen people's faith in democracy, stating, "Dialogue has been an intrinsic part of India's democratic culture for thousands of years and was further strengthened by the Constitution of India ".

Referring to the Constituent Assembly debates, Bir...