In capital town, BCI invites Narendra Modi to February function, Italian province signs MoU with Gujarat

Gandhinagar, 7 December 2013

Bar Council chief meets Modi A delegation of Bar Council of India (BCI) led by its Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra today called on Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and invited him to address the valedictory function of the golden jubilee of Gujarat Bar Council to be held under the aegis of BCI in February 2014.

The delegation regretted the Central Government’s apathy towards the professional problems of the 17-lakh strong members of the BCI, despite illustrious lawyers like Mahatma Gandhi having remained the member of Ahmedabad City Advocates association once.

They discussed ways with Mr. Modi as to how to uphold the dignity of the profession befitting the high tradition of our judicial system and make it people-oriented. The delegation respected Mr. Modi’s nationalism and expected Mr. Modi to stand up to future expectation.

Mr. Modi called for optimum application of technology in Bar Council, judiciary and profession. He listed the steps undertaken in this direction in Gujarat, notably the facility of e-Library in Gujarat Bar Council, advanced studies and training in Forensic Science University for fast and simple justice.

Gujarat-Italy MoU

A delegation of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna province today signed Mamorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board(GIDB) in technology, cultural and economic sectors. The delegation was led by Mr. Ruben Sacerdoti.

GIDB’s CEO AK Sharma and Emilia-Romagna’s economic development minister Mr. G.C.Muzzarelli were present during MoU signing ceremony.

Research and development, technology, infrastructure services, port development, fashion and technology technology, agro processing, logistic sectors will benefit from this MoU according to the state government.