Minutes of the meeting of the Managing Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held at the Party Office on Friday, the 24th October, 1986.

Summary

This two-page draft records the Managing Committee meeting of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra, held at the party office on 24 October 1986. S. V. Raju chaired the meeting; the minutes note the absences of President Parmanand Kejriwal and member K. H. Subramaniam. The committee accepted J. Venkiteswaran’s resignation as General Secretary while retaining him as a committee member, appointed L. R. Sampat as General Secretary, and unanimously elected P. N. Subramanian as Joint Secretary.

The minutes also list the office-bearers and committee members continuing for 1987. On premises at 143 Mahatma Gandhi Road, the committee agreed to take steps toward serving eviction notices on Ratansinh Rajda and The Afternoon, entrusting the matter to lawyer Nitin G. Raut, who was to consult senior lawyers. The document is explicitly marked “DRAFT”; no additional meeting business is visible beyond these decisions.

Key points

• The Managing Committee met at the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra office on 24 October 1986.
• S. V. Raju chaired the meeting in the absence of President Parmanand Kejriwal.
• J. Venkiteswaran’s resignation as General Secretary was accepted, while he remained a committee member.
• L. R. Sampat became General Secretary and P. N. Subramanian was elected Joint Secretary.
• The listed Managing Committee and office-bearers were to continue for 1987.
• The committee resolved to pursue eviction notices concerning premises at 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road.
• Nitin G. Raut was entrusted with the premises matter and asked to consult senior lawyers.