Draft Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Organisation Sub-Committee

Summary

These two pages contain the draft minutes of the Swatantra Party Organisation Sub-Committee meeting held on January 30, 1964, in Rajaji’s Room at the Madras Woodlands Hotel in Bangalore. Prof. N. G. Ranga chaired the meeting; C. Rajagopalachari, Kamakhya Narain Singh of Ramgarh, and M. R. Masani were also present. The committee confirmed the previous meeting’s minutes and reviewed interim arrangements for party office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh, representations concerning the state units in Orissa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal, and recommendations for additions to the General Council from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Key points

• The committee confirmed the minutes of its August 3, 1963 meeting in Madras.
• It decided to continue interim arrangements for Uttar Pradesh state office-bearers, with B. P. Singh acting as president and Layaq Singh as general secretary.
• It declined to interfere with decisions of the Orissa State Executive Committee after considering representations from Dr. Krishnamurthy and Mr. Satyanarayan Mishra.
• It discussed organisational difficulties in Gujarat and instructed the Central Office to encourage district-level organisation in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
• It recommended several Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan figures for co-option to the General Council.
• It recorded resignations and recommended appointments to fill vacancies in the Central Organising Committee and party vice-presidency.
• It called for a meeting of the Bihar Swatantra Party legislators to reorganise the state unit and recommend office-bearers and Working Committee members.