BRICS Parliamentary Forum Meeting in Delhi on Oct 26-27
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sidestepped questions about the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
- The BRICS Parliamentary Forum is scheduled to meet in Delhi on October 26-27.
- Om Birla expressed hope for consensus on a joint declaration at the BRICS Parliamentary Meet.
- Om Birla highlighted terrorism as a serious global challenge and hoped it would receive attention during the forum.
- Speculation about a special sitting to deliberate on delimitation legislation was not addressed by Om Birla.