Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on 11th June 1997 at the Party's office at 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400 023.

Summary

These three rendered pages reproduce the minutes of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra Executive Committee meeting held on 11 June 1997 at the party office on Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai. S. Ramachandran chaired the meeting; L. R. Sampat, K. H. Subramanian, P. N. Subramanian, and S. V. Raju were listed as present, while leave was granted to J. Venkiteswaran and S. L. Popat. The previous meeting’s minutes were confirmed, and the party’s draft income-and-expenditure account and balance sheet for the year ending 31 March 1997 were presented, discussed, and passed.

The committee also reviewed pending court cases and asked Sampat to pursue them. Its principal political discussion concerned the economic policies and other actions of the Central and Maharashtra governments. The minutes record a strongly critical view of the Maharashtra government’s functioning, alleging rampant corruption and wrong policies, and state that the party would take the matter to the people of the state and educate them. The meeting then ended with a vote of thanks to the chair. The rendered set consists of three scanned or duplicate copies of the same one-page typescript record, with handwritten signatures and marginal marks.

Key points

• The Executive Committee meeting took place on 11 June 1997 at the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra office in Mumbai.
• S. Ramachandran chaired the meeting, with four members recorded as present.
• The minutes of the previous meeting were read, confirmed, and signed.
• The committee discussed and passed the party’s draft accounts and balance sheet for the year ending 31 March 1997.
• Pending court cases were reviewed, and L. R. Sampat was asked to pursue them.
• The committee discussed Central and Maharashtra government economic policies and other actions.
• The committee decided to inform and educate the people of Maharashtra about its criticism of government functioning, corruption, and policies.