Draft Minutes of the Executive-Meeting of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on 17th Aug.1974.

Summary

These two pages record the draft minutes of the Maharashtra Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, held at the party office in Sassoon Building, Bombay, on 17 August 1974. The minutes list the committee members and invited attendees, confirm the previous meeting’s minutes, and ratify the acceptance of Madhu Mehta’s resignation as President of the Maharashtra unit.

Key points

• The Executive Committee meeting took place in Bombay on 17 August 1974, from approximately 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Paramanand Kejriwal chaired the meeting, with committee members and invited participants in attendance.
• The minutes of the 15 July 1974 meeting were read and confirmed.
• Madhu Mehta’s resignation as President of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra, was ratified.
• Members who had attended the Swatantra Party’s National Convention in Delhi on 4–5 August 1974 were invited to share their impressions.
• The members were generally critical of incidents at the convention, which the minutes describe as having created a climate of intimidation.
• Kejriwal advised members to treat all leaders as friends and stated that the Maharashtra State unit would continue to function.