Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on Saturday the 19th January 1974.

Summary

These three pages record the proceedings of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra Executive Committee meeting held in Bombay on 19 January 1974. The minutes list 21 attendees, confirm the previous meeting’s minutes, and decide that future meeting summaries should be circulated to members in both English and Marathi. The committee also discusses increasing party membership by recontacting former members and using Assembly electoral rolls to identify prospective recruits.

The committee reviews recent electoral activity in the Bombay Central Parliamentary constituency and preparations for Zilla Parishad elections in Osmanabad. It postpones a workers’ camp because of forthcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa, considers ways to address the party’s unsatisfactory finances, and records plans for flag-hoisting ceremonies at the party office and local units. The final pages focus on acute food shortages in Osmanabad, especially the distribution of a grain called “barbada”; the committee resolves to bring samples to Bombay and organise public demonstrations. The document ends with a vote of thanks at 5:30 p.m. and the chairperson’s signed approval.

Key points

• The Maharashtra Executive Committee met in Bombay on 19 January 1974 with 21 members and invitees present.
• Previous minutes were confirmed, and bilingual English-Marathi summaries were preferred for earlier circulation.
• The party planned to expand membership by approaching lapsed members and identifying prospects through Assembly electoral rolls.
• The minutes review the Bombay Central by-election, Osmanabad Zilla Parishad elections, and the postponement of a workers’ camp.
• The committee discussed urgent fundraising, including member contributions, donations, and advertising revenue from The Star.
• Flag-hoisting ceremonies were scheduled for the party office and primary units.
• The committee responded to an acute food shortage in Osmanabad by planning demonstrations of the grain called “barbada” in Bombay.