Shimla, Oct. 24 -- The Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, will attend the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum scheduled to be held at Parliament House in New Delhi on October 26 and 27.

Pathania has received a special invitation from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to participate in the international parliamentary conference, which will bring together presiding officers and parliamentary delegations from 11 BRICS member nations and 10 partner countries.

According to an official press release, Pathania will leave Shimla for New Delhi on October 25. He is also scheduled to address the forum during the proceedings.

The theme of the two-day conference is "Strengthening parliaments that place people, society...