Delhi:25th August: Commemoration programme celebrating Century of assumption of charge by the First Speaker of India Vithal B J Patel has been inaugurated by Union Minister for Home Amit Shah,at Delhi Vidhan Sabha premises,according to Communique from Sikkim Legislative Assembly officer attending the same.
At the conference, Union Home Minister ,Amit Shah paid floral tributes at the Statue of Vithalbhai Jhaverbhai Patel in Assembly premises. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju. Lieutenant Governor, Delhi ,V K Saxena, Chief Minister, Delhi Smt. Rekha Gupta Speakers / Chairperson and Deputy Speakers / Deputy Chairperson from all over the States were present in the conference.
The second half of the conference witnessed participation of Delegates from different States on the following topics:
1. Role of Nationalists Leaders of the Pre Independence Central Legislatures in Freedom Movement and Social Reforms. Hon’ble Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was the keynote speaker for this topic.
2. India – “Mother of Democracy” . Hon’ble Dy. Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh was the keynote speaker for this topic.
Later in the evening, the delegates attended a briefing meeting for participation of 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference to be held at Bridgetown, Barbados from 6th to 12th October, 2025. The meeting was held at conference hall of Lok Sabha Secretariat which was presided by Hon’ble Speaker Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla. The meeting was followed by a Cultural Program and Dinner hosted by Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha.
