Minutes of the Meeting

Summary

This one-page record, issued by the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office on 27 November 1968, reports the proceedings of a General Body meeting held in Parliament House on 26 November. It lists twenty attendees and records instructions concerning forthcoming parliamentary votes, including support for the Party’s candidates for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee and opposition to Nath Pai’s Fundamental Rights Bill.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party General Body met in Parliament House on 26 November 1968.
• Twenty party members are listed as present.
• Members were asked to vote for the Party’s candidates for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee.
• Members were instructed to vote against Nath Pai’s bill concerning Fundamental Rights.
• The meeting approved releasing to the press a resolution on members’ salaries, allowances, and other amenities.
• The resolution was to be sent to the Speaker with a request for consideration by the General Purposes Committee during the current parliamentary session.
• The Party advised members not to associate themselves with the Gandhi Centenary Celebrations Committee, while allowing them to act independently on the matter.
• The Leader reported discussions with Balraj Madhok of the Jan Sangh and Dr. K. Subhag Singh concerning informal consultative committees.