[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English correspondence records M. R. Masani and N. Dandekar giving notice of a no-confidence motion to the Secretary of the Lok Sabha. The formal letter, dated 24 July 1965, asks that the motion be placed on the agenda at the House’s first sitting and states its proposed wording: “That this House has no confidence in the Council of Ministers”.

A telegram-style message on the accompanying page asks whether any earlier no-confidence motion had been received and, if so, from whom. The documents identify Masani and Dandekar by their parliamentary division numbers and include their New Delhi and Bombay addresses. No substantive reasons for the motion or subsequent parliamentary proceedings are included in the two pages rendered.

Key points

• Masani and Dandekar notify the Lok Sabha Secretary of a proposed no-confidence motion.
• The motion asks the House to declare that it has no confidence in the Council of Ministers.
• The signatories request that the motion be placed on the agenda at the Lok Sabha’s first sitting.
• They authorise the Secretary to make minor modifications needed to conform the resolution to normal form.
• A related message asks whether an earlier no-confidence motion had been received and identifies its originator if applicable.
• The correspondence is dated 24 July 1965, with a page-one reference dated 28 July 1965.
• The rendered pages do not state the reasons for the motion or record its outcome.