Summary
In this one-page letter dated 23 April 1962 from Jaipur, A. D. Shroff urges Minoo Masani to come to Delhi and reorganise the Swatantra Party. Shroff complains that the party’s whip has not convened its members, who have neither met one another nor been called to discuss party affairs; he warns that, if this continues, the party will become “the laughing stock of the whole Lok Sabha.”
Shroff proposes persuading some independent legislators to join the party, even if this requires giving them positions, because they would be better spokesmen than the existing members. He closes by stressing the urgency of Masani’s presence in Delhi. The letter provides a direct glimpse of early organisational difficulties within the Swatantra Party and of Shroff’s preference for strengthening it through recruitment and active parliamentary leadership.
Key points
- Shroff asks Minoo Masani to come to Delhi urgently.
- The letter calls for reorganisation of the Swatantra Party.
- Shroff criticises the party whip for failing to convene members.
- He says members have not met or been called to discuss party matters.
- He fears the party will be ridiculed in the Lok Sabha if the situation persists.
- He recommends persuading some independent legislators to join the party.
- He argues that incoming independents may serve as more effective party spokesmen.
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