Minutes of the Meeting

Summary

This one-page document records the minutes of a Swatantra Party parliamentary executive-committee meeting held at Parliament House on 22 July 1969. It lists twelve attendees, including N. G. Ranga, Minoo Masani, Y. G. Gowd, Piloo Mody, P. L. Deo, D. N. Deb, S. K. Tapuriah, and D. N. Patodia. The meeting allocated speakers for parliamentary debates on the Indian Railways (Second Amendment) Bill, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, coal-bearing-area acquisition, criminal and election-law amendments, the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, and the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill.

The minutes also record the party’s appointments to select committees for the Auditor-General’s Bill and the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill. The executive committee considered an adjournment motion concerning recent railway accidents and decided that the party should not support it. Finally, M. Masani reported on Supreme Court proceedings concerning a stay order against implementation of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance 1969. The page captures parliamentary coordination and the party’s positions on legislative and institutional matters, rather than developing a substantive policy argument.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party parliamentary executive committee met at Parliament House on 22 July 1969.
• Twelve party members are listed as present.
• Members were assigned to speak on six bills, including legislation on railways, unlawful activities, coal-bearing areas, elections, the Delhi High Court, and Lokpal and Lokayukta institutions.
• Two members were selected to represent the party on the Auditor-General’s Bill select committee.
• Two members were selected for the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill select committee.
• The committee decided not to support an opposition adjournment motion concerning recent railway accidents.
• M. Masani reported on Supreme Court proceedings relating to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Ordinance 1969.