Resolution of the General Council of the Swatantra Party

Summary

This two-page resolution records the provisional constitution of the Swatantra Party, adopted by its General Council at Hyderabad on December 9, 1959, and dated December 22, 1959. It names Professor N. G. Ranga as President, H. M. Patel as General Secretary, and Sir H. P. Mody and B. V. Narayana Reddi as Treasurers. The document establishes a Central Organising Committee and a General Council, listing their members, and identifies constituent party units across numerous Indian states and regions.

Key points

• The resolution provides the party’s provisional constitutional arrangements pending formal adoption at the next National Convention.
• Professor N. G. Ranga is named President and H. M. Patel General Secretary.
• Sir H. P. Mody and B. V. Narayana Reddi are named Treasurers.
• A Central Organising Committee is designated as the party’s executive authority.
• A General Council is established to direct the Central Organising Committee.
• Party representatives in legislatures may form recognised parties or groups in their respective legislatures.
• The resolution rejects the Government’s Five-Year Plans, describing them as based on a ‘totalitarian concept of planning’.
• Constituent party units are listed across regions including Andhra, Bombay, Gujarat, Madras, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.