Singapore: An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a bilateral meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Tan Chuan-Jin, on the fifth day of their South East Asia tour on Monday.
Birla said both India and Singapore believed in democratic governance and regular dialogues between the Parliamentarians of democratic countries were helpful in strengthening the democracy and effective functioning of democratic institutions.
Mentioning about the new Parliament Building which was currently under construction, Birla said the new building will realise the hopes and aspirations of New India of the 21st century.
He also expressed confidence that the construction work of the new building would be completed soon and the next Winter session would be held in the new Parliament House.
Expressing happiness that Singapore has a large number of Indian nationals working and has traditionally recognised the talent and hard work of people of Indian origin, Birla hoped that there would be no adverse policy changes for Indians in Singapore’s Work Pass Framework.
Referring to the previous visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore, Birla said after that visit, Fintech was identified as an important area of cooperation.
Birla also appreciated the positive role played by Singapore in promoting ASEAN-India relations and expressed the view that the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership has been given a boost during Singapore’s Presidency since 2018.
He further said that India looks forward to working more closely with Singapore during Singapore’s co-ordinating role in the ASEAN-India dialogue relationship.
Earlier, the Indian Parliamentary Delegation visited the Indian National Army (INA) Memorial of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and paid floral tributes.
The delegation included Ravneet Singh, Saroj Pandey, Locket Chatterjee, Sarmistha Sethi, Santanu Sen and Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh.
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