Summary
This one-page office paper, dated February 15, 1968, forwards a telegram for publication. The telegram was sent by several Members of Parliament, including M. R. Masani, to Dharam Vira, Governor of West Bengal, following the treatment he received in the Bengal Assembly while acting as the representative of the President of India.
The message expresses distress at the incident and commends Vira for his courage and steadfastness in upholding democratic processes against what the signatories describe as a ruthless attempt to subvert them. The document is also marked “Not to for publication” beneath the reproduced telegram and bears Masani’s signature.
Key points
- The document is dated February 15, 1968, and originates from Parliament House, New Delhi.
- It forwards a telegram to Dharam Vira, Governor of West Bengal, for possible publication.
- The telegram was sent by several Members of Parliament, including M. R. Masani.
- The signatories condemn the treatment of Vira in the Bengal Assembly.
- The message praises Vira for defending democratic processes.
- The document frames the episode as an attempted subversion of democratic procedure.
- A handwritten or typed instruction at the bottom marks the material “Not to for publication.”
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