Emphasizing on discussion and dialogue and discussion, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Birla observed that it is the biggest strength of democracy.

Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh, Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Chairman of CPA India Region, Zone – III, Shri Pasang D. Sona, Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Arun Kumar Upreti, Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies of India, Members of Parliament; Members of the Sikkim Legislature and other dignitaries attended the event.

Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla inaugurated the 19th Annual Zone III Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region in Gangtok, Sikkim.

Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh, Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Chairman of CPA India Region, Zone – III, Shri Pasang D. Sona, Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Arun Kumar Upreti, Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies of India, Members of Parliament; Members of the Sikkim Legislature and other dignitaries attended the event.

Emphasizing on discussion and dialogue and discussion, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Birla observed that it is the biggest strength of democracy. He added that the Legislature, as a forum to solve people’s problems, must be a center of unhindered debate sans disruption which will increase peoples’ faith in democratic institutions, thereby strengthening our democracy.