General Secretary's Letter No.102

Summary

Dated April 22, 1965, this General Secretary’s Letter No. 102 from the Swatantra Party Central Office presses party units to respond to an earlier request concerning the prioritisation of parliamentary constituencies. M. R. Masani asks each unit to prepare, through its State Parliamentary Board, a ranked list of constituencies and to provide reasons for their inclusion.

Key points

• Masani notes that no party unit has yet responded to the request made in General Secretary’s Letter No. 97.
• Each unit is asked to submit a priority list of parliamentary constituencies.
• The list should include reasons why the State Parliamentary Board considers each constituency worthy of inclusion.
• State Parliamentary Boards are asked to meet and approve the draft lists prepared by their office bearers.
• The Central Office requests the material by the middle of May so it can make recommendations to the Central Parliamentary Board.
• The Central Parliamentary Board is scheduled to meet in Madras on June 4.
• Masani warns that delays will postpone consideration of proposals concerning prospective parliamentary candidates.