Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh will lead a Parliamentary delegation to participate in the 9th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 27-29.
As the head of the delegation, he will make an opening statement and also chair a session on ‘Climate Change and Legislative Mobilisation in BRICS Countries’, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said in a statement issued on September 26. “Members of the delegation comprise Sumitra Balmik and Indra Hung Subba,” it said.
“They will participate in a debate on the theme ‘Harnessing Multilateralism and Parliamentary Diplomacy to Deepen BRICS and Africa Partnership for Accelerated Implementation of the Africa Free-Trade Agreement’ and other sessions,” the statement said.
