New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): An 'unofficial' delegation of MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will be attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Samajwadi Party senior MP Rajeev Rai told ANI.

A delegation of MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will be attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in two groups.

Rai told ANI that the 'unofficial' delegation will comprise MPs from various parties.

The first group will attend the UNGA from November 14 to 18, while the second group will attend from November 27 to 30. Each group will consist of 15 members from different political parties.

The first group includes PP Chaudhary (BJP), Anil Baluni (BJP), Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP)

Nishikant Dubey (BJP), Ujjawal Deora Nikam (BJP), S Phangon Konyak (BJP), Medha Vishram Kulkarni (BJP), Poonam Ben Maadam (BJP), Rajeev Rai (Samajwadi Party), Kumari Selja (Congress), Vamsi Krishna Gaddam (Congress), Vivek Tankha (Congress), T Sumathy (Congress), Sribharat Mathukumilli (TDP), NK Premchandran (Revolutionary Socialist Party)..

The second group includes D Purandeswari (BJP), Vishnu Datt Sharma (BJP), Bhola Singh (BJP), Dilip Saikia (BJP), Saumitra Khan (BJP), Rekha Sharma (BJP), Sajda Ahmed (TMC), P. Wilson (DMK), PV Mithun Reddy (YSRCP), Indra Hang Subba (SKM), Joyanta Basumatary (UPPL), Sandeep Kumar Pathak (AAP), Niranjan Bishi (BJD), Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD) and GK Vasan

This delegation showcases India's diverse political representation on the global stage.

On being part of an unofficial Parliamentary delegation attending the UNGA, Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai told ANI that I have also been nominated, and with the permission of my leadership, I am also going as part of the delegation. We will be given a big platform to raise national and international issues. For us, our nation is supreme... In the first batch, 15 members will be going. Another batch of 15 members will be going in the third week.

He also says that the UNGA is a significant platform. Before this, with the blessings of Akhilesh Yadav and the party, I was also part of the delegation after Operation Sindoor. Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) has always taught us that the nation always comes first... When no one would raise their voice, Netaji spoke against Chinese aggression 9 times in the Parliament. Samajwadi Party was the first to support the surgical strike... I thank my party. It is because of them that I have got this big platform...

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly aims to promote global cooperation, peace, and sustainable development, aligning with the theme 'Better Together '80 years and more for peace, development, and human rights. (ANI)