Om Birala gives Gourav Gogoi key parliamentary role

way2barak Feb 24 :  LokSabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has been nominated as the President of the India–Philippines Parliamentary Friendship Group for the 18th Lok Sabha, officials said on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with 64 countries and appointed senior Opposition leaders to head over a dozen of them. Each of these groups have 11 members, including those from the Rajya Sabha.

The communication, issued by the Conference and Protocol Branch of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, stated that a Parliamentary Friendship Group between India and the Philippines has been constituted for the current Lok Sabha term to strengthen parliamentary-level engagement between the two countries.

“In this connection, the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha is pleased to nominate you as the President of the India –Philippines Parliamentary Friendship Group,” the letter addressed to Gogoi said.