Kolkata, July 3 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the orientation programme on legislative business organised in Kolkata would help newly elected MLAs better understand parliamentary practices and strengthen legislative functioning in West Bengal.

Speaking to reporters after arriving in Kolkata to attend the Orientation Programme on "Parliamentary Practice & Procedure", Rijiju said the programme was particularly important for newly elected MLAs.

"A very important programme has been organised in West Bengal. This orientation programme is especially important for the newly elected MLAs. The Speaker, I, and several other dignitaries will be attending it," he said.

Highlighting the significance of the West Bengal Legislative As...