[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English letter, dated 27 April 1965, was sent by A.P. Jain from the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office in New Delhi to M.R. Masani (Minoo Masani) in Bombay. Jain reports on a meeting convened by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to discuss reducing the quorum for the Lok Sabha, with C.L. Narasimha Reddy attending on behalf of the Swatantra Party.

Key points

• The letter is dated 27 April 1965 and is issued on Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office letterhead.
• A meeting was convened by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to consider reducing the Lok Sabha quorum.
• C.L. Narasimha Reddy represented the Swatantra Party at the meeting.
• The letter states that all members who attended opposed reducing the quorum.
• Raghunath Singh and H.C. Mathur are identified as especially emphatic in opposing the proposal.
• Satyanarayana Sinha is said to have felt offended and left before the meeting concluded.
• The writer reports that there was apparently no further discussion of reducing the quorum.