[Letter About National Convention]

Summary

This one-page letter, dated Bombay, 4 July 1974, is addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Swatantra Party. Five members of the Party’s General Council urge that a Council meeting be scheduled before the National Convention planned for Delhi on 4–5 August 1974. They depart from the usual practice of holding the General Council meeting before the Convention, noting that no such meeting had been proposed this time.

Key points

• The letter was sent from Bombay on 4 July 1974 to the Swatantra Party’s Executive Secretary.
• It concerns the National Convention scheduled to be held in Delhi on 4–5 August 1974.
• The signatories request a meeting of the General Council before the Convention.
• They describe such a meeting as an absolute necessity because of the serious matters expected to come before the Convention.
• They ask that the agenda be adjusted to include the General Council meeting on the morning of 4 August 1974.
• The letter is signed by Parmanand Kejriwal, Girish Munshi, K. H. Subramaniam, Mrs. Sarla Datar, and Indukumar Thakkar.