[Letter to SV Raju]

Summary

This two-page office letter, issued by the Swatantra Party National Headquarters in Madras on 31 March 1975, invites S. V. Raju to a National Executive meeting scheduled for 9 April 1975. The notice records an agenda focused on confirming previous minutes, considering an ad hoc committee for Uttar Pradesh, endorsing a Charter of Demands submitted to Parliament by the National Coordinating Committee for the People’s Movement under J. P. Narayan’s leadership, and strengthening the people’s movement across the country.

The remaining agenda items concern cooperation with proposals adopted by the Jan Sangh’s national conference for united democratic and non-communist political action, renewal of workers’ cards and the timing of party elections, and organisational reorganisation in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, and Andhra Pradesh. The letter closes by leaving other organisational matters to the President and requesting positive attendance at the meeting.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party National Executive meeting was scheduled for 9 April 1975 at the Local Library Authority Building, Mount Road, Madras.
• The agenda included confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting held in Bombay on 22 January 1975.
• The committee was to consider an ad hoc committee for Uttar Pradesh, reportedly proposed by Mr. Jayaprakash Singh Saxena.
• The notice called for consideration of a Charter of Demands submitted to Parliament by the National Coordinating Committee for the People’s Movement under J. P. Narayan’s leadership.
• The agenda addressed united political action by democratic and non-communist parties in relation to proposals adopted by the Jan Sangh.
• The party was to decide on workers’ card renewals, the timing of party elections, and organisational reorganisation in five states.