National Headquarter's Circular No.160

Summary

This one-page Swatantra Party National Headquarters circular, dated August 1974, records two resolutions adopted at a National Executive meeting in New Delhi. The first authorizes party president Piloo Mody to declare the Swatantra Party’s merger with the Bharatiya Lok Dal (People’s Party of India) at the latter’s inaugural function on August 29, 1974, and provides that the Swatantra Party’s rights, assets, and liabilities will pass to the Bharatiya Lok Dal.

The second resolution responds to members who intended to continue functioning under the Swatantra Party name. It affirms that the party had already decided at its August 5 National Convention to merge with the Bharatiya Lok Dal and states that, after the merger, no person or group may claim to be the Swatantra Party or claim its rights. The circular is signed by V. P. Bhatia as Executive Secretary and is presented for information and record.

Key points

• The circular records two resolutions of the Swatantra Party’s National Executive.
• The National Executive authorizes Piloo Mody to announce the Swatantra Party’s merger with the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
• The merger is scheduled to be declared at the Bharatiya Lok Dal’s inaugural function on August 29, 1974.
• The Swatantra Party’s rights, assets, and liabilities are to become those of the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
• The party affirms that its National Convention had already decided on August 5 to merge with the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
• The resolution rejects any subsequent claim by individuals or groups to operate as, or claim the rights of, the Swatantra Party.