[Letter to Madhu N Mehta]

Summary

This three-page English correspondence document from Bombay, dated 30–31 March 1968, consists of a covering letter from Madhu N. Mehta and a copied letter addressed to N. Dandekar, General Secretary of the Swatantra Party. Mehta responds to Minoo Masani’s resignation from the Party’s National Executive and Central Parliamentary Board, describing the development as sudden and disturbing for members of the General Council and urging immediate organisational action.

Key points

• Mehta encloses a copy of a letter sent to N. Dandekar concerning Minoo Masani’s resignation.
• The correspondence frames Masani’s resignation as a serious and sudden crisis within the Swatantra Party.
• Mehta calls for an immediate meeting of the General Council to discuss the resignation and decide on a course of action.
• The letter links the need for rapid action to forthcoming Haryana elections and what Mehta describes as political deterioration in the country.
• Mehta argues that the party cannot afford to allow internal disagreements or the actions of a few members to damage its public standing.
• The copied letter notes that the National Executive was due to meet in Bhubaneshwar in approximately two months, but insists that the General Council should meet sooner.