The Indian Delegation was led by Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the then Deputy-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and also consisted of Dr. Najma Heptullah.
The Conference discussed subjects including "International peace and security; AIDS: The nature of the disease, its spread, containment efforts, the role of Parliamentarians in helping contain the threat and Public Education Programme; Environmental protection in relation to population growth, industrialization and urbanization; and The Commonwealth response to super power disarmament issues".
[11] In March 1996 the government failed to pass a bill that would extend special statutory benefits to Christians of Dalit origin.
Marbaniang had met the prime minister at least ten times and asked repeatedly for the introduction of the Dalit bill.
Marbaniang said the Congress party would have to pay "a heavy price for ignoring the four-decade-old Christian demand" in upcoming general elections.
He was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Minister of Social Welfare in the State Government at the time of his death.
[14] His son, Robert G. Lyngdoh, was twice elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly who served as Home Minister in the State Government .