Speaker Abdul Raheem meets Indian Parliament’s lower house speaker

Parliament Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla has met with India’s Parliament’s Lower House (Lok Sabha) Speaker Shri Om Birla.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Speaker Abdul Raheem delivered an address at the IPU on Monday in which he  underscored the responsibility of parliamentarians to protect democracy from the threats of disinformation and misinformation.

The 149th IPU Assembly is taking place from October 13^th to October 17^th.

IPU is the global organization of national parliaments.

Incepted in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, IPU has since grown into a mega global organization with 180 members and 15 associate members.