New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met parliamentary delegations from South Africa and the Caribbean nation of Grenada, who are in India on the occasion of the 28th Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference (CSPOC).

The Speaker extended a warm welcome to the delegation led by L Govender, Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces of the South African Parliament, Vice-Chairperson Annelie Lotriet, and Dessima Williams, President of the Senate of Grenada.

On this occasion, the delegation celebrated the traditional festival of Lohri with the Lok Sabha Speaker and observed the custom of fire worship. Highlighting the importance of Indian culture and festivals, the Speaker said that Indian festivals an...