periodical issue
Swatantra Newsletter
ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF THE SWATANTRA PARTY, 143 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, BOMBAY 1 • TELEPHONE NO: 252076 · Bombay · 1960
8 pages
Summary
The February 1960 issue of Swatantra Newsletter, issued by the Central Office of the Swatantra Party, records the party’s preparations for its National Convention in Patna, including drafts of its constitution and statement of policy. It also announces a proposed five-pointed-star flag and sets out the party’s position on student political activity: students may study political and economic questions and join the party after the prescribed age, but should not form party groups within colleges and universities.
The issue combines national and international political comment with extensive reports on party-building across India. It discusses negotiations with China, advocates stronger cooperation among South and Southeast Asian countries for defence purposes, and reports the formation of state, district, town, constituency, and study-circle organisations in Andhra, Assam, Bihar, Madras, Mysore, Maharashtra, Bombay, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The reports emphasize rural outreach, agricultural and property questions, urban slum conditions, labour mediation, membership drives, publications, and public meetings. In West Bengal, Professor N. G. Ranga’s speeches criticize Congress dominance, communist and socialist politics, and cooperative farming while defending individual, family, and social independence.
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