CPA conference crucial forum to strengthen democratic traditions & institutions: Vijender Gupta

Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday said that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference is a crucial forum to strengthen democratic traditions and institutions across the country.

Expressing confidence, he said that the discussions will generate new ideas for making legislatures more responsive to people’s aspirations and contribute to further strengthening the federal and democratic framework of India.

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Gupta arrived in Bengaluru on Thursday to participate in the 11th CPA India Region Conference, which will be held from September 11 to 14.

Presiding officers and delegates from across the country will attend the event. The agenda of the conference — “Debates & Discussions in the Houses of Legislature: Building People’s Trust, Meeting People’s Aspirations” — seeks to deliberate on how legislatures can preserve India’s heritage while advancing inclusive and sustainable development.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Chairperson of the CPA India Region, inaugurated the conference at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru earlier in the day.

The central theme of the conference is “Heritage and Development: Towards a Balanced Future”.

The working sessions of the event will be held on September 12 and 13, where discussions will focus on crucial themes, including debates and discussions in legislatures as instruments of building people’s trust and meeting people’s aspirations, adoption of modern technologies for parliamentary functioning, and ways to strengthen the role of legislatures in governance.

Gupta is likely to deliver his address on Friday during the session.

On September 14, the delegates will visit Nrityagrama and Mysuru as part of the cultural and educational segment of the programme.