JAIPUR: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is on a tour of Austria, held bilateral meetings with the Speakers of parliaments of six countries during the World Speakers Conference on Thursday.
Birla is leading the Indian parliamentary delegation in the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) in Vienna, Austria organised by the Austrian parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations.
During the meeting between Birla and Austrian parliament Speaker Wolfgang Sobotka, there was a discussion between the two countries regarding the Covid vaccination programme. Birla said that India is currently running the world’s largest vaccination campaign. At present, more people are being vaccinated daily in the country than the total population of Austria.
There were also talks between the two leaders regarding parliamentary exchanges and training of MPs.
Sobotka said that India’s democracy is strong and prosperous. Birla also told him about the completion of 100 years of the Public Accounts Committee.
Birla, during the bilateral meetings, invited the Speakers of all the parliaments to attend the programme to mark the centenary of the Public Accounts Committee. He said that the committee has been instrumental in bringing transparency and strengthening financial integrity in the country.
The completion of 100 years of the committee is a historic occasion. During the bilateral talks, the Speakers of parliaments of all the countries appreciated India’s efforts to control Covid.
