BRICS Parliamentary Forum to meet in Delhi on October 26-27
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sidesteps all questions regarding the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament and speculation about a special sitting to deliberate on delimitation legislation.
The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will convene in New Delhi from October 26 to 27, focusing on "fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development," according to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The two-day conference will feature bilateral and multilateral discussions among BRICS and partner countries' parliamentary leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event, but Opposition leaders from both Houses were not individually invited.
The agenda includes topics such as institutional resilience, ethical artificial intelligence, digital transformation, global governance reform, and sustainable development. India has confirmed participation from most countries, although Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia could not attend. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla declined to address questions about the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament and the potential special sitting on delimitation legislation, stating that the Speaker's role does not involve such decisions.
Regarding the disqualification of 20 MPs from the Trinamool Congress who left the party, Birla said he would hasten the process once the lawmakers submitted their responses. The Supreme Court expects the Lok Sabha Speaker to make an "expeditious" decision on the disqualification plea.
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