Meeting of Organising Committee

Summary

This three-page Swatantra Party memorandum records a meeting of the Organising Committee for Greater Bombay held on Thursday, 3 September. The committee confirmed the previous minutes, reviewed a budget of Rs. 1,80,000 for deficit areas, and agreed that Bombay should raise approximately Rs. 1 lakh over twelve months through cash and in-kind contributions. It also sanctioned an initial Rs. 2,500 payment to Rajasthan, together with a further contingent liability of Rs. 2,500, and discussed the distribution of membership forms to several regions and the organisation of enrolment in Maharashtra.

The committee planned a Gandhi Jayanti meeting in the Dadar-Matunga area, including a possible screening of a new film on Gandhi. It declined to commit the Party institutionally to a particular position on Chinese aggression, while approving participation in a Citizens’ Meeting condemning the aggression and calling for a firm policy to expel aggressors. The remaining proceedings concern party organisation: publicity for the Convention handbook, worker study-groups, enrolment placards and announcements, the preparation of a statement on labour, and the creation of a political sub-committee. The memorandum does not identify an author or print a year.

Key points

• The Greater Bombay organising committee reviewed finances and sought approximately Rs. 1 lakh in local contributions over twelve months.
• An initial Rs. 2,500 payment to Rajasthan, plus a further contingent liability of Rs. 2,500, was approved.
• Membership forms were distributed to Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, with local enrolment procedures discussed.
• The committee planned a Gandhi Jayanti meeting and considered obtaining a Gandhi film for exhibition.
• The Party declined to adopt an institutional stand on foreign policy concerning Chinese aggression, while supporting a broader citizens’ meeting condemning it.
• Reports addressed meetings, labour policy, publicity, constituency organisation, and the formation of a political sub-committee.
• The committee approved practical enrolment measures, including placards, public announcements, and the use of members’ premises.