[Letter to Mr K K Shah]

Summary

This two-page correspondence, dated 12 November 1970, was written by M. R. Masani from the Swatantra Party president’s office to K. K. Shah, then a Union minister. Masani clarifies Mrs. Albuquerque’s role in the Swatantra Party, emphasizing her parliamentary liaison work, her service as N. Dandeker’s parliamentary secretary, and her work during the presidential elections involving the party’s candidate, C. D. Deshmukh.

Key points

• Masani writes on Swatantra Party letterhead from New Delhi on 12 November 1970.
• The letter concerns accommodation for Mrs. Albuquerque at Vithalbhai Patel House.
• Masani describes Albuquerque’s five years of parliamentary staff and liaison work.
• Her duties included liaison between Swatantra Party MPs and work during mid-term and presidential elections.
• Masani states that she acted as liaison between C. D. Deshmukh and the parliamentary parties supporting his presidential candidacy.
• An attached Central P.W.D. form records accommodation details for V. B. Patel House, including a furnished single/double suite and a date of occupation.