Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has made the very pertinent point that more women and youth need to be represented in the legislatures of this region and his statement should be a talking point in knowledgeable circles if we are serious about enhancing democratization and ushering in more people’s empowerment. The Speaker was addressing the 5th Conference of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians in New Delhi; a most appropriate forum for raising an issue of this kind.
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Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa has made the very pertinent point that more women and youth need to be represented in the legislatures of this region and his statement should be a talking point in knowledgeable circles if we are serious about enhancing democratization and ushering in more people’s empowerment. The Speaker was addressing the 5th Conference of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians in New Delhi; a most appropriate forum for raising an issue of this kind.
To read the full text, please visit The Daily News.