Organising Committee for Greater Bombay

Summary

This two-page Swatantra Party office record reports a meeting of the Organising Committee for Greater Bombay held on 24 September at the Party Office. It lists the attendees, records that the previous minutes were signed, and focuses on expanding membership and maintaining the Party’s public presence. The committee noted 859 members known to be enrolled, 259 outstanding membership books, and a potential further membership of 5,760; membership forms had also been distributed across Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Patiala.

The committee discussed strengthening public communications through regular statements on live issues and creating a hard-core cadre of approximately 100 workers. It agreed that convenors should maintain close contact with honorary secretaries and that activity records should be kept at the Central Office. Further decisions concerned intensifying the membership drive, appointing a full-time paid executive, forming a Ladies’ Committee, organising meetings on government economic policies and Chinese aggression, and preparing statements on the Government’s sugar policy and the food situation. The record gives the Party’s bank balance as Rs. 52,437 and cash in hand as Rs. 56, and schedules the next meeting for 9 October.

Key points

• The Greater Bombay Organising Committee met on 24 September at 6 p.m. in the Swatantra Party office.
• The committee reported 859 members known to be enrolled, 259 outstanding membership books, and a potential further membership of 5,760.
• Membership forms had been sent to Gujarat, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Patiala.
• Members called for regular public statements, stronger organisational staffing, and a working cadre of about 100 people.
• The committee authorised the formation of a Ladies’ Committee and sought to intensify the membership drive through a full-time paid executive.
• Planned public activity included meetings on government economic policies, Gandhi Jayanti, the food situation, sugar policy, and Chinese aggression.
• The recorded finances were a bank balance of Rs. 52,437 and cash in hand of Rs. 56.