A delegation of UK parliamentarians will be visiting Kolkata and Guwahati tomorrow to strengthen links and cooperation between Indian and British legislators.
The 10-member British delegation, consisting of members from the House of Lords and the House of Commons and led by Baroness D'Souza CMG the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, will have interactive sessions with elected representatives from the West Bengal and Assam legislative assemblies from tomorrow.
"The visiting parliamentarians are keen to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by their Indian colleagues on various fronts including the relationship between business, civil society and elected representatives; the representation of women in political life and progress towards achieving gender equality in politics; and relationship between the union and state legislatures," a statement from the British Deputy High Commission here said.
The UK delegation will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Guwahati during their four-day visit to the region.
Apart from meeting parliamentarians, the delegation will also have meetings with trade and industry leaders, see first hand civil society at work and interact with social activists, and engage in Indo-UK work on environment issues.
