AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): Lok sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan who arrived in the state on Monday, inaugurated the three day long 15th Annual conference of Northeast India's assembly speakers on Tuesday morning at 10.45AM at Tripura assembly in presence of CM Manik Sarkar.

Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker and senior All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M Thambidurai, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, and Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra also attended the inaugural ceremony.               

NERCPA is currently chaired by Meghalaya assembly Speaker Abu Taher Mondal.

The participants include speakers, deputy speakers of seven of the eight northeastern states excluding Assam, some legislators and parliamentarians, Tripura governor, chief minister and parliamentary affairs minister.                                        

The meeting is likely to hold discussions on parliamentary democracy and an interaction between the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and legislative bodies.                      

This year two issues are selected for discussion, including to strengthening the NERCPA for further development NE Region states and the other one is soil erosion in NE India and its impact on the local populace and how political intervention could help resolve the issues.

The summit would strengthen parliamentary democracy and facilitate a dialogue between the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and legislative bodies of northeast.

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who arrived here on Monday, inaugurated the conference of North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA), comprising speakers and deputy speakers of the assemblies of the eight northeastern states.

The conference would help the presiding officers and members of assemblies to perform the proceedings of house for the betterment of the people. Newly elected members of the assemblies would be able to improve their performance inside and outside the house.

However, besides a discussion on strengthening parliamentary democracy, soil erosion in northeastern region, a burning issue of the mountainous areas, would also be discussed. Along with this, the impact of soil erosion on the local populace and how political intervention could check this problem would be highlighted by the experts.

It is expected that many positive outcomes would be revelled in the meet. Commenting over the significance of the parliamentary meeting in Tripura, kar added that such a parliamentary meet will lay emphasis on the development of the entire region and will brush the strategies and agendas of development in the state.

Tripura under the prolonged leadership of CM Manik Sarkar has witnessed heights of under-development in the state where still today the facility of drinking water to basic health service is at stake. The problems does not ends here, the state under the leadership of the CPI-M have become victimised to  embezzlement of funds, MGNREGA scams, rising crime against women by the CPI-M MLA, nil industrial set up , however, now it is time to see what development does the three day long parliamentary meet brings  for Tripura.