[Letter to N G Ranga]

Summary

This typed letter, dated April 21, 1970, is from N. Shivappa, a Lok Sabha member, to Prof. N. G. Ranga, leader of the Swatantra Parliamentary Party. Shivappa asks to be excused from participation in certain party-sponsored committees because he is concentrating his available time on constructive work in his constituency.

Shivappa also states that he is unwilling to speak on subjects assigned by the party except in his individual capacity, including putting questions and calling attention notices, where doing so would not harm the party’s ideology and principles. At the same time, he affirms his continuing party discipline and asks to be relieved of committee and parliamentary responsibilities handled through the party office.

Key points

• The letter is dated April 21, 1970, and is signed by N. Shivappa from his New Delhi parliamentary office.
• Shivappa asks N. G. Ranga to remove him from certain party-sponsored committees.
• He explains that he needs to devote his leisure time to constructive work in his constituency.
• He declines to speak on party-allotted subjects except on matters he can raise in his individual capacity.
• He specifically mentions putting questions and calling attention notices as activities he may undertake.
• He presents these limits as necessary to avoid detriment to the Swatantra Party’s ideology and principles.
• Despite seeking relief from responsibilities, he describes himself as a disciplined party member committed to the party’s interests.