India will be represented at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York by two multi-party delegations of parliamentarians, highlighting the country’s democratic diversity on the global stage.
The first delegation, led by BJP MP P P Chaudhary, will be in New York from October 8 to October 14. The second, headed by BJP MP Daggubati Purandeswari, will visit from October 27.
An MP described the delegations as “non-official”, noting that they do not strictly represent the State but rather embody the collective voice of India’s parliamentary democracy on key global issues.
Chaudhary’s group comprises 15 members, including BJP’s Anil Baluni, Nishikant Dubey, and Ujjwal Nikam, Congress MPs Vivek Tankha and Kumari Selja, Samajwadi Party’s Rajeev Rai, and RSP’s N K Premachandran.
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The second delegation includes BJP MPs V D Sharma, Dilip Saikia, and Rekha Sharma, RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha, DMK’s P Wilson, TMC(M)’s G K Vasan, and AAP’s Sandeep Kumar Pathak, among others.
Purandeswari said, “The UNGA is a vital platform where member nations come together to discuss key global issues, from peace and security to human rights, development, and international cooperation. I look forward to representing our nation and contributing to these important deliberations on the world stage.”
An official noted that India has a long tradition of sending parliamentary delegations to the UNGA, enabling MPs to engage in international discourse, although the practice experienced a temporary interruption in 2004.
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