Summary
Dated August 5, 1966, this two-page letter from Swatantra Party General Secretary M. R. Masani communicates decisions taken at a joint meeting of seven three-member committees in Orissa. It asks state-level party organisations to institutionalise monthly committee meetings, review recent work and expenditure, scrutinise organisers’ reports and travel claims, and plan the next month’s activities, including the use of the party jeep.
The letter also sets out an organisational and electoral programme. Committees are instructed to maintain vehicle log-books, monitor prospective Parliamentary and Assembly candidates through tour diaries and monthly reports, undertake enrolment drives, train volunteers, and aim to recruit at least 150 workers per Assembly constituency. For fundraising, the State Office is to issue one-, five-, and ten-rupee election-fund coupons bearing the party’s star symbol, maintain proper accounts, and identify potential donors. Masani closes by requesting reports on the implementation of these decisions.
Key points
- The letter transmits decisions from a joint meeting of seven three-member committees in Orissa.
- Three-member committees should meet monthly on a fixed date or during a fixed week.
- Monthly meetings must review organisational progress, expenditure, organisers’ reports, travel diaries, and travel allowances.
- Party vehicle use is to be monitored through reviews and log-books, with monthly statements sent to the State Office.
- Prospective Parliamentary and Assembly candidates should maintain tour diaries and submit monthly reports for assessment.
- Committees are urged to conduct enrolment drives targeting at least 150 workers per Assembly constituency.
- At least 15 voluntary workers should be trained at the constituency level.
- Election-fund coupons and donor lists are proposed as mechanisms for accountable constituency-level fundraising.
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