Sikkim Speaker Returns From CPA Conference

Gangtok,October23: The Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly Shri K.T.Gyaltsen and Shri. D Rinchen ,Secretary- Sikkim Legislative Assembly , returned to Gangtok after attending recently held 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) held in Arusha, Tanzania. Approximately 850 parliamentary representatives from 53 countries participated at this 55th Annual General Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

The Speaker said the conference allowed MPs from different countries to exchange ideas on democracy, good governance, peace resolution and the food crisis. “Parliaments in different countries and states differ in sizes, functions and autonomy but despite all these they have one challenge; to speak for the people,” he said.