India, Sept. 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla today 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, Shri Birla underlined that meaningful dialogue and healthy debates in Parliament and State Legislatures strengthen people's faith in democracy. He said that dialogue has been an intrinsic part of India's democratic culture for thousands of years and was further strengthened by the Constituti...