Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on 14th February, 2000 in the Party's office at 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400 023.

Summary

These minutes record the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra, held on 14 February 2000 at the party office in Mumbai, with S. V. Raju in the chair. The committee confirmed the minutes of two earlier meetings and discussed replacing the deceased general secretary, L. R. Sampat. R. Ramakrishnan, described as a long-standing party member and former joint secretary of the Matunga unit, was unanimously appointed both to the Executive Committee and as General Secretary.

Key points

• S. V. Raju chaired the Executive Committee meeting held on 14 February 2000.
• Minutes of meetings held on 15 June 1999 and 8 December 1999 were read, confirmed, and signed.
• R. Ramakrishnan was unanimously appointed to the Executive Committee with immediate effect.
• R. Ramakrishnan was also appointed General Secretary in place of the deceased L. R. Sampat.
• Party legal adviser Nitin G. Raut was asked to brief Ramakrishnan on pending legal suits.
• The committee authorised any two of four named members to operate the party’s Union Bank of India current account.
• The committee noted that Courier Publications Pvt. Ltd. was paying 60 percent of electricity charges under court orders.
• Four members agreed to contribute Rs. 1,000 each toward the party’s day-to-day expenses for the year ending 31 March 2001.