Minutes of the Meeting

Summary

This one-page office record contains the minutes of the Swatantra Party’s Parliamentary General Body meeting held in Parliament House, New Delhi, on 31 July 1967. It records the attendance of 14 party members and reports discussion of the procedure used to nominate Prof. R. K. Amin for a Tehran tour. The Leader explained that, because the party had been offered only one seat, Amin had been nominated quickly in consultation with the Deputy Leader; the meeting authorised the Executive Committee to make such nominations in future.

Key points

• The General Body meeting was held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 31 July 1967, in Room No. 62 of Parliament House, New Delhi.
• Fourteen members are listed as present, including N. G. Ranga, M. R. Masani, C. C. Desai, Piloo Mody, and P. K. Deo.
• The meeting upheld the Executive Committee’s decision to nominate Prof. R. K. Amin for a Tehran tour after the party received only one available seat.
• A Rs. 20 concession was granted to Mr. Xavier toward his subscription to the Parliamentary Office.
• The meeting advised P. K. Deo to redraft his bill on election of the Chief Minister so that a candidate would be declared elected only after securing an absolute majority.
• A proposed bill concerning election of Governors was not approved, while a provision concerning the impeachment of a Governor for violating the Constitution was approved.
• A bill barring members of Parliament and State Assemblies from crossing the floors was rejected.
• The meeting opposed the Central Industrial Security Force Bill on the ground that it could create parallel authorities in the states and violate state autonomy.