Minutes of the Executive Meeting of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on 12th October 1974 at Bombay.

Summary

These two pages record the executive meeting of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra, held at the party office in Bombay on 12 October 1974. The minutes list the members present, confirm the minutes of the 17 August meeting, and note a decision to read future minutes only at the following meeting to economise on paper. The meeting discussed a practical programme focused on hutment-dwellers, municipal grievances, cooperation with the Sarvodaya movement, access to ration and milk cards, conservation of electrical energy in Bombay, and unequal access to subsidised milk.

The minutes also reflect the party’s organisational and political position following the formation of the BLD. The executive authorised the General Secretary to propose members for co-option, recorded that Poona district executive and State Council members had chosen to remain with the Swatantra Party, and approved a press statement presenting the party as a common people’s party rather than a party of capitalists. The document ends with a vote of thanks and the meeting’s adjournment at about 6:00 p.m.

Key points

• The Maharashtra executive met in Bombay on 12 October 1974 under Chairman Parmanand Kejriwal.
• The previous executive-meeting minutes, dated 17 August 1974, were confirmed.
• The agreed programme included action on hutment-dwellers, municipal grievances, ration and milk cards, electricity conservation, and subsidised milk.
• The party intended to pursue constructive work with the Sarvodaya movement and other constructive organisations.
• The executive authorised the General Secretary to suggest members for co-option at the next meeting.
• Poona district members were reported to have remained with the Swatantra Party after other members joined the BLD.
• The meeting approved a press statement describing the party as a common people’s party.