Minutes of the Meeting

Summary

This one-page set of minutes records a meeting of the Swatantra Party’s Executive Committee in Parliament House on 9 August 1968, documented by the party’s Parliamentary Office on 12 August. The record lists the members present, authorizes Raja Venkatappa Naik to function as a whip in the absence of the Delhi whips, and notes the committee’s response to the proposed nomination of Shri M. N. Anersey to a parliamentary board.

The committee also allocated speakers for parliamentary business, including Nath Pai’s bill concerning Fundamental Rights, Patodia’s motion on Hindustan Steel, a motion on the flood situation, and the Foreign Marriages Bill. It decided not to speak on the Foreign Marriages Bill because the measure was going to a Select Committee. The minutes conclude with a decision that the party leader should write to the Prime Minister about the Andhra Press Council Bill; Kashmir and the Bihar mid-term poll are also noted as subjects of brief discussion.

Key points

• The Executive Committee meeting was held on 9 August 1968 at the Swatantra Party room in Parliament House.
• Eight members are listed as present, with Y. G. Gowd signing as Chief Whip.
• Raja Venkatappa Naik was authorized to function as a whip when the Delhi whips were absent.
• The committee agreed to raise no objection to Shri M. N. Anersey’s nomination to a parliamentary board.
• The minutes assign speakers to business concerning Fundamental Rights, Hindustan Steel, flooding, and the Foreign Marriages Bill.
• The party decided not to speak on the Foreign Marriages Bill because it was proceeding to a Select Committee.
• The leader was asked to write to the Prime Minister about the Andhra Press Council Bill; Kashmir and the Bihar mid-term poll were also briefly discussed.