[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated 20 November 1962 and issued by the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office, communicates the party’s decision not to participate in Central Citizens’ Committees associated directly or indirectly with the Communist Party. It records that the party’s Members of Parliament have declined an invitation conveyed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, and notes that a reply to Satya Narayan Sinha has been sent by “Ranga ji.”

The letter also encloses a complete set of amendments tabled by the Swatantra Party in the Lok Sabha concerning the Defence of India Bill, 1962. It is addressed to M. R. Masani and signed by A. P. Jain, whose printed designation is not expanded on the page.

Key points

• The letter is dated 20 November 1962 and is issued on Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office letterhead.
• The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs invited Members of both Houses of Parliament to hear the Chairman of the Central Citizens’ Committee.
• The Swatantra Party’s parliamentary board decided that its Members should not associate with committees linked directly or indirectly to the Communist Party.
• The letter states that the party’s Members had declined the invitation and that a reply had been sent to Satya Narayan Sinha by “Ranga ji.”
• A complete set of Swatantra Party amendments to the Defence of India Bill, 1962, is enclosed for the recipient’s perusal.
• The letter is addressed to M. R. Masani and signed by A. P. Jain.