Resolution moved by Mr. M.R.Masani and unanimously adopted by the General Council

Summary

This one-page Swatantra Party resolution, moved by M. R. Masani and unanimously adopted by the General Council, endorses the National Executive’s May 1967 opposition to joining any Central government that included Communists and its September 1967 call for banning both Communist parties and removing Communist ministers from the West Bengal government. The resolution presents Communist participation in government as incompatible with the party’s political position.

It also welcomes the dismissal of the West Bengal Cabinet, describing it as an instrument of Communist disruption and subversion of the rule of law. The resolution cites the episodes of Gheraos and Naxalbari as evidence and concludes by repeating its call for the banning of the Communist parties.

Key points

• The resolution was moved by M. R. Masani and unanimously adopted by the Swatantra Party General Council.
• It endorses May 1967 resolutions rejecting Swatantra Party participation in a Central government that included Communists.
• It endorses a September 1967 call to ban both Communist parties.
• It supports removing Communist ministers from the West Bengal government.
• It welcomes the dismissal of the West Bengal Cabinet.
• It characterizes the Communist-influenced Cabinet as an instrument of disruption and subversion of the rule of law.
• It cites Gheraos and Naxalbari as instances supporting its claim.