Om Birla to inaugurate CPA India Region’s Zone II Conference in Dharamshala

New Delhi, Jun 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the Annual Conference of Zone II of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region on Monday, June 30, at Tapovan, Dharamshala. The two-day event will bring together representatives from the states of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab, which comprise Zone II of the CPA India Region.

The conference will be attended by several senior dignitaries, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Himachal Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan.

Themed “Good Governance in the Digital Era: Managing Resources, Defending Democracy, and Embracing Innovation,” the conference will feature plenary sessions and discussions on key legislative and constitutional issues.

Topics on the agenda include the role of legislatures in resource management and state development, disqualification provisions under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, and the use of artificial intelligence in parliamentary functioning.

The valedictory session on July 1 will be addressed by Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla. A special interaction with His Holiness the Dalai Lama will offer a spiritual interlude during the proceedings. The conference aims to promote dialogue on democratic governance, innovation in legislative practices, and regional collaboration. The CPA, a global body of parliamentarians, works to uphold and strengthen parliamentary democracy across its nine regions, including the India Region, which is subdivided into nine zones.