[Letter to N G Ranga]

Summary

This one-page letter, dated September 18, 1969, is written by Y. G. Gowd from New Delhi to Prof. N. G. Ranga. Gowd explains that he is leaving for Trinidad on September 20 to attend the forthcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference and expects to return by the first week of November.

Gowd recounts how he was included in the Indian delegation. His name was first proposed while Shri Sanjiva Reddy was Speaker; after Reddy left office, Gowd’s inclusion was brought to the attention of the new Speaker, Shri Dhillon, by Gowd and the Secretariat. Gowd says Dhillon agreed to include him and that Ranga and the recipient’s associates did not object. The letter is copied to M. R. Masani, M.P.

Key points

• The letter is dated September 18, 1969, and was sent from 86 South Avenue, New Delhi.
• Y. G. Gowd announces that he will leave for Trinidad on September 20.
• His destination is the forthcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.
• Gowd’s inclusion in the Indian delegation was initially proposed during Sanjiva Reddy’s tenure as Speaker.
• After Reddy left office, Gowd’s inclusion was presented to the new Speaker, Shri Dhillon, and the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
• Gowd credits Ranga and his associates with not objecting to his participation.
• He expects to return by the first week of November and copies M. R. Masani on the letter.