New Delhi (India), January 18: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) in Patna, Bihar, on January 20. The event will be attended by several dignitaries, including Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and other key figures.
The two-day conference will focus on the theme “75th Anniversary of the Constitution: Contribution of Parliament and State Legislative Bodies in Strengthening Constitutional Values.” On January 21, the valedictory session will be addressed by Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Speaker Om Birla.
During the conference, Birla will release the 8th edition of the Practice and Procedure of Parliament and inaugurate the Neva Seva Kendra at the Bihar Legislative Assembly premises.
The 85th AIPOC will follow the 61st Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India, which will be held on January 19, 2025. The secretaries will discuss “Adoption of Modern Technologies in Legislative Bodies for Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Productivity,” with Lok Sabha Secretary-General Utpal Kumar Singh inaugurating the session.