PERTH, AUGUST 27/INDIAN ABROAD NEWSDESK
India’s 80th Independence Day was commemorated in Western Australia at a reception hosted by Yaz Mubarakai MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development, Ports, Science and Innovation and Medical Research, Kimberley, in collaboration with the Indian Society of Western Australia (ISWA).
The Consul General of India in Perth, Kajari Biswas, participated in the reception, which brought together members of the Western Australian Parliament and the Indian community to mark the national occasion and celebrate the enduring friendship between India and Western Australia.
Among those attending were Dr Jags MLA, Member for Riverton; Kevin Michel MLA, Member for Pilbara; and Dr Parwinder Kaur MLC, Deputy Chair of Committees and Member for Western Australia.
The reception highlighted the shared values, longstanding friendship and strong people-to-people connections between India and Western Australia. The gathering also provided an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the Indian community to the close relationship between the two regions.
The Consul General conveyed her thanks to Roger Cook MLA, premier of Western Australia, and the participating parliamentarians for joining the Independence Day celebrations and for their role in strengthening the warm and longstanding India-Western Australia relationship.
The event underscored the importance of community and parliamentary engagement in fostering closer ties between India and Western Australia, while marking the significant milestone of India’s 80th Independence Day.
