Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the conference on January 15 at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan.
- An official statement says 61 speakers and presiding officers from 42 Commonwealth countries and four semi-autonomous parliaments are expected to attend.
- Pakistan’s Speaker is not attending and officials say Pakistan’s flag will not be displayed, while Bangladesh has no representation because its parliament was dissolved in August 2024.
- The CSPOC Standing Committee convened at Delhi’s Red Fort on January 14, with workshops to be held in refurbished parliamentary venues including the Chamber of Princes.
- Sessions will cover AI in parliamentary work, social media’s impact, citizen engagement beyond voting, the security and wellbeing of MPs, and a scheduled chairmanship handover to UK Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle on January 16.