[Swatantra Party Minutes of Meeting]

Summary

This one-page English record documents a meeting of the Swatantra Party’s Executive Committee in Parliament House’s Party Room on 15 February 1968. Sixteen members are listed as present, including Prof. N. G. Ranga, M. R. Masani, C. C. Desai, J. M. Lobo Prabhu, Ram Singh, S. S. Mariswamy, Sundarmani Patel, Devi Singh, Y. G. Gowd, M. Ruthnaswamy, J. Mohd. Imam, N. Dandekar, P. K. Deo, Loknath Misra, K. P. Singh Deo, and Dahyabhai Patel.

The minutes assign members speaking slots for the President’s Address, the Railway Budget (General), and the General Budget, with allotted times ranging from 20 to 45 minutes. They also ask members to indicate their preferences for speaking on various demands for grants. The record concludes with P. K. Deo raising the issue of two private members’ bills that the Parliamentary Board had asked him to withdraw; the committee agreed that he was free to make a representation to the Parliamentary Board. The document is an administrative meeting record rather than a substantive policy essay.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party Executive Committee met in Parliament House on 15 February 1968.
• Sixteen party members were recorded as present.
• Members were assigned speaking responsibilities for the President’s Address and the Railway and General Budgets.
• Speaking allocations ranged from 20 to 45 minutes.
• Members were asked to state their preferences regarding demands for grants.
• The committee discussed P. K. Deo’s two private members’ bills and authorised him to represent his position to the Parliamentary Board.