Shillong, Jan 29 (Inditop.com) The conference of the North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA) began here Friday to discuss ways and means to strengthen functioning of the legislative assemblies in the eight states.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar inaugurated the three-day 12th conference of the NERCPA.
Speakers, deputy speakers and some selected legislators of all eight states are taking part.
“The crucial summit will discuss the plan to make functioning of the state legislative houses more useful and to increase the number of sessions of all the state assemblies,” Meghalaya Speaker Charles Pyngrope told reporters just before the beginning of the conference.
“The speakers’ meet would also deliberate on the socio-economic development in this insurgency-plagued region.”
According to Pyngrope, the Manipur assembly committee led by Speaker S. Budhichandra would present a status-paper on the ground situation in the insurgency ravaged state and the impact of terrorism on the socio-economic sector.
The status report is expected to incorporate the spate of kidnaps by militants, serving notices to officials and businessmen demanding huge protection money, attacking houses with bombs, the living condition of common people and delay in development schemes and projects in Manipur due to militancy.
“The recommendations of the conference will be submitted to the centre as well as the respective state governments,” the Meghalaya speaker said.
