Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today invited Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy to advise his government to speed up electoral reforms initiated by him. I would like to invite Narayana Murthy to come to Gujarat and guide the state government as advisor, Modi said while addressing the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) international conference here. Modi appreciated Murthy for advocating larger public participation in the electoral process for speedy economic growth and shared his concern over low voter turnout in elections. It is not yet known whether Murthy accepted Modis offer made from a public platform as the Infosys founders speech preceded that of the Gujarat Chief Minister. Murthy,who founded Infosys in 1981 along with six other software professionals and served as the CEO of the company for 21 years till March 2002,could not be approached on the margins of the conference for comments. Modi,whose government last week ensured passage of a bill making voting compulsory in local self-government bodies,also advocated introducing the practice of negative voting. Hemant Shah,President,JITO,said 4th Global Summit & Financial Supermarket has created approximately Rs 3,000 crore business for financial institutions like State Bank Of India,Punjab National bank,Indian Overseas Bank,IDBI,UCO Bank,Union Bank,Bank Of Maharashtra,Kotak Bank and Greater Bombay Co-operative Bank.
