Sajith Premadasa Meets Indian Speaker Om Birla

06-Nov-2025

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Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met Om Birla, Speaker of India’s Lok Sabha, on November 5 to discuss strengthening parliamentary cooperation between Sri Lanka and India.

They exchanged ideas on enhancing institutional professionalism, research in legislative affairs, and youth participation in parliamentary processes.

Both agreed to deepen cooperation through exchange programs, study visits, and capacity-building initiatives.

Shared democratic values, transparency, and parliamentary integrity were also reaffirmed.

Premadasa was later invited to visit the new Speaker’s Office in the Indian Parliament complex, where he observed advanced digitalized systems supporting a paperless parliamentary process and modern legislative administration.