[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This three-page correspondence comprises a covering letter from Dahyabhai V. Patel to M. R. Masani, dated July 26, 1964, and an enclosed letter to Prof. N. G. Ranga dated July 27. Patel explains that he is forwarding the letter for Masani’s information, while the enclosed letter addresses growing public concern over rising prices and the government’s inability to control them.

Key points

• Patel forwards a letter to M. R. Masani for his information.
• The enclosed letter identifies rising prices as a growing national concern.
• Patel argues that government responses have added to public confusion rather than controlling inflation.
• He recalls having urged the postponement of a Swatantra Party meeting in Bombay until the political situation became clearer.
• He calls for an urgent meeting of the party’s General Council, Central Office Committee, and Parliamentary Board.
• He proposes discussing the price situation, directing the party’s parliamentary members, and considering a no-confidence resolution.
• He criticizes the Bombay unit’s proposed rice-export demonstration as too narrow to address the broader problem of rising prices.