**Summary:**
On September 11, 2025, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla, in his capacity as Chairperson of the CPA India Region, will inaugurate the 11th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region in Bengaluru at the Vidhana Soudha. The conference, hosted by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly under the aegis of the CPA Karnataka Branch, will run from September 11-13, 2025. The agenda will focus on "Debates Discussions in the Houses of Legislature: building peoples trust, meeting peoples aspirations."
The inaugural session will feature addresses by Karnataka Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Shri Harivansh, and other dignitaries. Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Sri. U.T. Khader Fareed, will deliver the welcome address. The valedictory session on December 13, 2025, will be addressed by the Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla.
The three-day event will include plenary sessions for delegates, including presiding officers, deputy presiding officers, and secretaries from State/UT Legislatures, to deliberate on parliamentary matters, exchange views, share best practices, and strengthen parliamentary institutions across the India Region. Shri Birla will also inaugurate an Exhibition and release a Souvenir. Presiding Officers from foreign Parliaments, along with the Chairperson and Secretary General of CPA, have also been invited.
Key Entities Referenced
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region: A regional branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
Bengaluru, Karnataka: The capital city of Karnataka, India, where the conference is being held.
Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru: The State Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, located in Bengaluru and the venue for the conference.
Karnataka Legislative Assembly: The legislative assembly of the state of Karnataka.
Om Birla: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Chairperson of the CPA India Region.
Thaawar Chand Gehlot: The Governor of Karnataka.
Lok Sabha Secretariat
LOK SABHA SPEAKER TO INAUGURATE 11TH
CPA INDIA REGION CONFERENCE IN
BENGALURU ON 11TH SEPTEMBER
GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA, CHIEF MINISTER
OF KARNATAKA AND OTHER DIGNITARIES TO
GRACE THE EVENT
AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE IS “DEBATES &
DISCUSSIONS IN THE HOUSES OF
LEGISLATURE: BUILDING PEOPLE’S TRUST,
MEETING PEOPLE’S ASPIRATIONS.”
Posted On: 10 SEP 2025 5:08PM by PIB Delhi
New Delhi, 10 September 2025: Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla, who is the Chairperson of the CPA
India Region, will inaugurate the 11th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
India Region at the Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, on 11 September 2025. The Agenda Topic of this
Conference is “Debates & Discussions in the Houses of Legislature: building people’s trust, meeting people’s
aspirations.”
During the Inaugural Session, Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Siddaramaiah; Deputy Chairman, Rajya
Sabha Shri Harivansh and other dignitaries will address the distinguished gathering. Speaker, Karnataka
Legislative Assembly, Sri. U.T. Khader Fareed, will deliver the welcome address, while the Secretary, CPA
Karnataka Branch, will deliver the vote of thanks.
The inaugural ceremony to be held on the grand steps of the Vidhana Soudha, will witness the participation of
Presiding Officers comprising Chairpersons/Speakers from Legislatures of States/UTs.
Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will address the
Valedictory Session on 13 December 2025.
The three-day event (11–13 September) is being hosted by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly under the
aegis of the CPA Karnataka Branch. Shri Birla will also inaugurate an Exhibition and release a Souvenir on
this occasion.
Presiding Officers from foreign Parliaments along with Chairperson and Secretary General of CPA have also
been invited to the Conference.
Over the course of the Conference, delegates including presiding officers, deputy presiding officers, and
secretaries from State/UT Legislatures, will deliberate on matters of parliamentary significance. Plenary
sessions will provide a platform to exchange views, share best practices, and strengthen parliamentaryinstitutions across the India Region.
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