Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh participated in the session on ‘National Parliaments vs Provincial, Territorial, Devolved Legislatures’ at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday. In his remarks, the Deputy Chairman apprised the participants from various countries about the key features of India’s federal structure and how some of the constitutional provisions operate with practical insights, an official statement from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat noted.

As per the statement, the session was focused on identifying the structure of decentralisation in various Commonwealth nations, focusing on the balance between national and sub-national Legislatures, and sharing of best practices.

In his remarks, the Deputy Chairman touched upon the federal

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