Assam: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Inaugurates CPA Meet at Legislative Assembly

GUWAHATI: The 2-day Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) mid-year executive committee meeting began at Assam Legislative Assembly on April 9.

Notably, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the event in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary.

The CPA Executive Meeting usually meets twice a year and is made up of CPA Officers and Regional representatives from all nine CPA regions.

However, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have not participated in the meet.

The conference will be attended by 76 delegates, as per an official statement.

The theme of the conference is 'Strengthening Legislative Oversight to help Optimise Development Outcome for the Aspirational Sections of Society'.

"During the conference, the delegates will be deliberating on the subjects of Mainstreaming youth-centric policies and harnessing youth Energies for National Development and the common good," the statement read.

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