K.Rehman Khan and Dr Yogendra Narain elected to IPU and ASGP

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 19:35 [IST]

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K Rehman Khan has been elected as Honorary Auditor of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva today.

Dr Yogendra Narain, Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha also has been elected as Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Secretaries-General of Parliaments (ASGP) in Geneva, according to a press release issued by Rajya Sabha Secretariat here.

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