Assembly to hold lecture series on social issues from today

The Delhi Assembly will hold a lecture series, an initiative by Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, from Monday. 

The first lecture will be ?delivered by veteran journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee P Sainath on ‘Water and Farm Crisis in India’, and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, an official release said. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be the guest of honour at the inaugural event to be presided over by the Speaker.  The lecture series aims at facilitating enhanced understanding among elected representatives vis-a-vis diverse issues confronting the society.