AGARTALA, May 24 (TIWN): Looking forward to hoist the 15th Annual conference of North East region commonwealth parliamentary association (NERCPA) during 30th May to 2nd June 2016, Tripura Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker on Tuesday held press meet at Assembly.

It is to be mentioned here that Tripura Legislative assembly to hoist 15th Annual conference of NERCPA to be held at Agartala and Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan to inaugurate the conference on 31st May at 10.45 AM in the house of Tripura Legislative assembly.  

NERCPA chairman AT Mondal who is also the speaker of Meghalaya will also attend the program

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.

However, the speaker of Lok Sabha will stay at Raj Bhawan.

However, CM Manik Sarkar will remain present in the inaugural program.

For the first time Tripura to have a parliamentary meet as Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan is arriving in state on May 30.

All NE MPs to sit together for the first time here in Tripura and her arrival to be considered as a historical moment for Tripura. 

Sumitra Mahajan, who is the 16th Lok Sabha speaker of India, is an Indian politician who has been the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2014. 

Reportedly, 8th Annual conference of NERCPA was held at Agartala during 15th to 18th January, 2005. Then, the Honourable speaker Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee inaugurated the conference.

However, this year all the secretaries of NE state legislatures will present in the conference.   All the delegates will reach Agartala on 30 May and will leave Agartala on June 2nd.

Speakers for Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Manipur to remain present in the program.

Apart parliamentary affairs minister from Tripura, Mizoram, Sikkim, will attend the conference.

Professor PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Dr Munisamy Thambi Durai Deputy speaker Lok Sabha, Anoop Mishra Secretary General Lok Sabha  are also scheduled to attend the conference.