[Sandesh]

Summary

This untitled handwritten memorandum, dated 22 March 1968 and headed “New Delhi,” discusses an apparent internal dispute within the Swatantra Party. It records the writer’s belief that the party’s central leadership will not take disciplinary action against a Swatantra Party MLA who does not vote for the party’s official candidate, and refers to competing expectations involving Mr. Vaidya and Mr. U. N. Mahida. A Gujarati newspaper clipping is pasted alongside the memorandum, but its contents have not been translated or fully incorporated into this English summary.

Key points

• The memorandum concerns internal Swatantra Party discipline and voting.
• It claims that the party’s central leadership will not discipline an MLA for voting against the official candidate.
• The note refers to a dispute involving Mr. Vaidya and Mr. U. N. Mahida.
• It argues that an earlier promise made to Mr. Vaidya should be fulfilled.
• The writer interprets the unfolding events as evidence that central party leaders are retreating from an earlier position.
• A Gujarati newspaper clipping accompanies the handwritten English note.