Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
PTI photo
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh will lead a parliamentary delegation to participate in the 9th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa from September 27-29.
As the head of the delegation, he will make an opening statement and also chair a session on 'Climate Change and Legislative Mobilisation in BRICS Countries', the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Members of the delegation comprise Sumitra Balmik and Indra Hung Subba, it said.
They will participate in a debate on the theme 'Harnessing Multilateralism and Parliamentary Diplomacy to Deepen BRICS and Africa Partnership for Accelerated Implementation of the Africa Free-Trade Agreement' and other sessions, the statement said.