64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference’ 2019

64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference’ 2019

Question: Recently, where did the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference’ 2019 take place?
(a) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(b) London, United Kingdom
(c) Islamabad, Pakistan
(d) Kampala, Uganda
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) for 2019 was held in Kampala, Uganda from September 22- 29, 2019.
  • The theme of this conference was ‘Adaption, engagement, and evolution of parliaments in a rapidly changing Commonwealth’.
  • The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference is one of the largest gatherings of Commonwealth parliamentarians and is a unique and valuable opportunity to network with legislators for shared-learning and to build diplomatic relations.
  • It was organized by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Uganda Branch and the Parliament of Uganda and hosted by the CPA President Designate (2018-2019),Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda.

Key Points:
(a) Indian Delegation

  • An Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
  • The delegation includes Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, BJP MP Roopa Ganguly, Congress MP L Hanumanthaiah, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi and Lok Sabha Secretary General Snehlata Shrivastava, the presiding officers and secretaries of state legislatures, who are members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

(b) Workshops and Meetings

  • During the conference, 10 workshops have been held on various subjects.
  • Birla was the lead speaker in some of the workshops.
  • He was holding bilateral meetings with the top leadership of Uganda and his counterparts from other commonwealth countries to discuss the matters of mutual interest and parliamentary cooperation.

(c) Pakistan’s propaganda was strongly opposed by BJP MP Roopa Ganguly along with other members of the Indian parliamentary delegation.

Links:
https://www.uk-cpa.org/programmes-activities/64th-commonwealth-parliamentary-conference-2019-kampala-uganda/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ls-speaker-to-lead-indian-delegation-to-commonwealth-parliamentary-conference-in-uganda/articleshow/71283262.cms
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-rebuts-pakistan-stand-on-kashmir-at-commonwealth-parliamentary-conference-in-uganda-1604379-2019-09-29
https://www.cpc2019.org/