[Letter to Ram Subhag Singh]

Summary

This two-page letter, dated April 10, 1967, was sent by Y. G. Gowd, a Swatantra Party Member of Parliament, to Dr. Ram Subhag Singh, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. Gowd forwards names of Lok Sabha members for nomination to the National Railway Users’ Consultative Committee and to railway zonal committees, stating that he is acting on the advice of party leader M. R. Masani.

The letter lists nominees affiliated with several political parties, including the Swatantra Party, Jan Sangh, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, United Socialist Party, and others. It covers committees associated with the Central, Eastern, Northern, North Eastern, Southern, South Eastern, South Central, and Western Railways. Gowd concludes that seats intended for the Republican Party of India and independents could not be proposed because those groups had not submitted their nominees in time.

Key points

• Y. G. Gowd writes from New Delhi on April 10, 1967, in his capacity as a Lok Sabha Member and Swatantra Party Chief Whip.
• The letter is addressed to Dr. Ram Subhag Singh, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.
• Gowd submits parliamentary nominees for the National Railway Users’ Consultative Committee.
• The letter also proposes members for railway-specific zonal committees across multiple railway systems.
• The nominees represent a range of political parties, including the Swatantra Party, Jan Sangh, CPI, CPI(M), DMK, and others.
• Gowd attributes the nominations to advice from Swatantra Party leader M. R. Masani.
• Seats allotted to the Republican Party of India and independents are left unfilled because their nominations were not received on time.