[A Meetings of Executive Committee]

Summary

This one-page English office memorandum records a meeting of the Swatantra Party Executive Committee held on 16 September 1964 in the Committee Room, Central Hall, Parliament House. Prof. N. G. Ranga chaired the meeting, which reviewed parliamentary speaking assignments and the Party’s positions on supplementary demands for grants, the Companies’ Amendment Bill, rising prices, and an amendment to the Emergency and Defence of India Rules.

The minutes show the committee’s concern with safeguards for company employees who might act as government informers, the possible use of such protections for blackmail, and the need to protect sections of the community from intimidation on grounds of suspected social or economic activity. They also record the committee’s rejection of allegations made by Yashpal Singh against M. R. Masani and the decision to send him the relevant minutes. The document closes with the adjournment of the meeting and the signature of P. N. Solanki, Secretary.

Key points

• The Executive Committee meeting was held on 16 September 1964 at Parliament House and was chaired by Prof. N. G. Ranga.
• C. L. Narasimha Reddy was assigned to speak on supplementary demands for grants and the conditions of Indians abroad.
• M. R. Masani discussed alleged risks in the proposed protection of company employees who might act as government informers.
• Dhanna Singh Gulshan was nominated to speak on a Private Members’ Resolution concerning rising prices.
• The committee proposed adding protection against intimidation based on suspected or alleged social or economic activities to Biren Dutta’s resolution concerning the Emergency and Defence of India Rules.
• The committee regarded Yashpal Singh’s charges against M. R. Masani as baseless and planned to respond with the minutes of the previous Executive Committee meeting.