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MASANI WANTS TO QUIT PARTY POST
“Too long in office”
Times of India · 1967
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Times of India report states that M. R. Masani wished to resign as general secretary of the Swatantra Party when his term expired on November 25, after seven years in the post. The report attributes his decision to a belief that no individual should remain in office for too long.
Key points
- M. R. Masani sought to leave the Swatantra Party general secretaryship after seven years.
- His proposed resignation was to take effect when his term expired on November 25.
- Masani argued that prolonged tenure by one person was undesirable.
- He extended this principle from government to the administration of political parties.
- Masani linked the issue to the health of parliamentary democracy.
- He recommended N. Dandekar as his successor.
- Dandekar had been officiating during Masani’s six-month leave while serving as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
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