[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English office letter from V. P. Bhatia to Minoo Masani, dated 5 November 1985, concerns vehicles acquired under individual names for the Swatantra Party’s election activities. Bhatia says that the only information currently available is a 1976 letter to the Regional Transport Officer and advises Masani to explain that locating the vehicles years later would be difficult. The letter is sent from Peltham House, Ballard Estate, Bombay.

Key points

• Bhatia acknowledges Masani’s letter of 19 October 1984.
• Bhatia has located a 1976 letter addressed to the Regional Transport Officer.
• The vehicles were purchased under various individual names for election purposes.
• Bhatia suggests that Masani contact the Regional Transport Officer because the vehicles may now be difficult to locate.
• The enclosed 22 November 1976 letter states that the Swatantra Party had merged into the Bharatiya Lok Dal.
• The enclosure refers to information about where the vehicles were sent during the 1971 general elections.