World News Desk!!! Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading the Indian parliamentary delegation visiting Bahrain, during his meeting with Inter-Parliamentary Union-IPU President Duarte Pacheco, said that India and IPU have the same global outlook. Both India and the IPU want to build a world where everyone’s views are heard, democratic principles and multilateralism are given importance and priority, and fair representation is given to all. Referring to India’s G-20 presidency and the P-20 conference to be held in India in this context, Birla said that India’s G-20 presidency is based on the ideas of hope, harmony, peace and stability. The Parliament of India will host the 9th P-20 summit in 2023. He informed the IPU President that a proposal has been received for cooperation of the IPU with the Parliament of India for the joint hosting by the IPU of the P-20 Summit. In this context, Birla said that India would like to take advantage of the cooperation of the IPU to make the P-20 summit to be held in India a success.
Speaking on the participation of the Parliament of India in the IPU, the Lok Sabha Speaker said that after assuming office as Speaker, Lok Sabha, he has always attached importance to promoting the active participation of the Parliament of India and Members of Parliament in the sittings of the IPU. After the election of MP Aparajita Sarangi to the Executive Committee of IPU, she is actively participating in its meetings. Also, other Members of Parliament are actively participating in the discussions of IPU’s various Standing Committees, Working Groups, Forums and its other bodies.
Let us tell you that the Indian parliamentary delegation of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs led by Lok Sabha Speaker Birla will visit Bahrain to attend the 146th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to be held in Manama, Bahrain from March 11 to 15. But it’s gone. Birla, who arrived in Bahrain, visited Shrinathji temple. After praying for global peace and prosperity at the temple, he said the plan to renovate the temple, which was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bahrain in 2019, is a step towards preserving the civilizational ties between India and Bahrain. It was a historic step. He also expressed his happiness at the visible influence of the art and culture of his home state of Rajasthan in the temple. Apart from this, Birla also played Holi with the local people. Many local people of Bahrain participate in the Holi celebrations with great enthusiasm.
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