Vice-Prez to inaugurate Speakers’ conference

Jaipur: The state Assembly will host the two-day All India Presiding Officers conference at the Vidhan Sabha on January 11 and 12. Assembly Speaker CP Joshi informed that the conference will be inaugurated by the Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar. “Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, chief minister Ashok Gehlot, deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh and speakers and deputy speakers of various legislative assemblies will be present on the occasion,” said Joshi. The conference, to be held in the main hall of the state assembly, will see discussions on democracy, parliament, and legislatures. The closing ceremony of the conference will be held on January 12 at 12 noon. Governor Kalraj Mishra will be the chief guest of the closing ceremony.A book exhibition will also be held during the two-day conference. The exhibition will be jointly organised by the Parliament Library and the State Assembly Library. Principal secretary, state assembly, Mahaveer Prasad Sharma said that important books related to parliamentary subjects will be available in this exhibition. The exhibition will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.