Om Birla inaugurates 2nd CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference in Chandigarh
On 8 June 2026 in Chandigarh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 2nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference, hosted by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on the theme of an aware society and people's representatives in realising Viksit Bharat–2047.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the second Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference at the Haryana Legislative Assembly Chamber in Chandigarh on 8 June 2026. The conference, hosted by the Haryana Legislative Assembly, deliberated on the theme 'Role of an Aware Society and Representatives of the People in Facing Future Challenges and Realizing the Goal of Viksit Bharat–2047'. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan attended the inauguration, and Haryana Governor Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh felicitated the presiding officers and delegates at Lok Bhavan the same day. The member legislatures of CPA Zone-II are Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Delhi; presiding officers of other states also took part, and the conference ended with the adoption of four resolutions.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 8 June 2026 (inauguration), Haryana Legislative Assembly Chamber, Chandigarh
- Edition
- 2nd CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference
- Inaugurated by
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Host
- Haryana Legislative Assembly (Speaker Harvinder Kalyan)
- Theme
- Role of an Aware Society and Representatives of the People in Facing Future Challenges and Realizing the Goal of Viksit Bharat–2047
- Zone-II members
- Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi
- Outcome
- Four resolutions adopted
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who inaugurated the 2nd CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference in Chandigarh on 8 June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the conference at the Haryana Legislative Assembly Chamber in Chandigarh on 8 June 2026.
Consider the following statements about the CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference held in Chandigarh in June 2026: 1. The member legislatures of CPA Zone-II are Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Delhi. 2. The conference was hosted by the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct as per the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Statement 2 is wrong: the conference was hosted by the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
The theme of the CPA India Region Zone-II (North Zone) Conference inaugurated in Chandigarh on 8 June 2026 was related to:
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Correct answer: A — The role of an aware society and people's representatives in realising Viksit Bharat–2047
The theme was 'Role of an Aware Society and Representatives of the People in Facing Future Challenges and Realizing the Goal of Viksit Bharat–2047'.