[Letter from Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated 25 September 1964, was sent by M. R. Masani, General Secretary of the Swatantra Party, to the secretaries of the party’s Parliamentary Group. Masani addresses the possibility that sitting Members of Parliament might join the party, or that former members and applicants elsewhere might seek to return. The letter sets out an internal membership-approval procedure. Applications from parliamentary members are to be forwarded to the Central Office, which will place them before the Party’s Parliamentary Board together with recommendations from the Parliamentary Group’s Executive Committee. No action is to be taken until the Board has approved the application.

Key points

• The letter is dated 25 September 1964 and was written in New Delhi. M. R. Masani signs as General Secretary of the Swatantra Party. The intended recipients are the secretaries of the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Group. The letter anticipates applications from Members of Parliament seeking to join the party. It also addresses possible returns by former party members or people who had applied for membership elsewhere. Applications are to be sent to the Central Office for consideration by the Party’s Parliamentary Board. The Parliamentary Group’s Executive Committee is to provide recommendations.
• No action should be taken before the Board grants approval.