[Swatantra Party Minutes of Meeting]

Summary

This one-page record from the Swatantra Party Parliamentary Office documents a party meeting held on 27 May 1964 in the Central Hall Committee Room of Parliament House. Prof. N. G. Ranga chaired the meeting, which was attended by ten named members, including S. Kapur Singh, P. N. Solanki, Himmatsinghji, Krishna Pal Singh, Dahyabhai V. Patel, P. H. Bheel, Yashpal Singh, S. S. Mariswamy, and Rajendra Kohor.

The minutes convey the Parliamentary Board’s decision to stage a walk-out at the introduction stage of the Constitution (19th Amendment) Bill. Prof. Ranga, P. K. Deo, and Yashpal Singh were permitted to speak at that stage; Deo was also selected to represent the party on the proposed Joint Committee on Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Bill, while Yashpal Singh was nominated to speak during the latter Bill’s second reading. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair and was signed by Kapur Singh as secretary.

Key points

• The meeting took place on Wednesday, 27 May 1964, at Parliament House in New Delhi.
• Prof. N. G. Ranga chaired the meeting.
• The party decided to stage a walk-out during the introduction of the Constitution (19th Amendment) Bill.
• Prof. Ranga, P. K. Deo, and Yashpal Singh were allowed to speak at the Bill’s introduction stage.
• P. K. Deo was chosen as the party’s representative on the proposed Joint Committee on Prevention of Food Adulteration (Amendment) Bill.
• Yashpal Singh was nominated to speak at the second reading of the Food Adulteration (Amendment) Bill.
• The record was signed by Kapur Singh, secretary.