Press Release

On the invitation of Mr. Om Birla, Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha (lower House of Parliament of India), Hon. Manzoor Nadir, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana will be presenting an address virtually on the International Day of Democracy which is celebrated every year on 15^th September. The Lok Sabha Secretariat of India is organising an on-line Conference on 15 September 2021 at 8.30 p.m. (Guyana Time) on the theme, "Role of Legislature in Fostering Effective and Meaningful Democracy" to commemorate the momentous occasion.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will chair 81^st All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) on 15^th September to commemorate the 'Centennial Year' of AIPOC and International Day of Democracy. The meeting coincides with the completion of 100 years of the first conference of all India presiding officers held in Shimla. The presiding officers of Legislative bodies in India will be participating in this conference and the invitations have been extended to Parliament of 22 countries to attend this conference.

The 80^th AIPOC was held on 25 & 26 November last year and was concluded with an address by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister had then said that efforts should be directed towards making common people understand the Constitution better. The move for 'Know Your Constitution' will act like a protective guard for the Constitution of India and also called for making the language of laws simpler, so that common people may understand it. Few photos are attached 

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