Letter to Mr Minoo Masani

Summary

This two-page English handwritten letter, dated 14 September 1959 from Swatantra Party District—Saharanpur, is addressed to M. R. Masani. G. P. Bhattacharjee reports that a provisional committee was formed on 12 August to organise the Party in the district, and that local people are showing interest in the principles for which it was established.

The letter proposes holding a district convention in the last week of September or the first week of October. The convention would formally declare adherence to the Party’s twenty-one principles, launch a membership drive, explain the Party’s ideals to the public, and inaugurate the district organisation. Bhattacharjee asks Masani to attend for at least a day and offers to arrange a date convenient to him.

Key points

• A provisional committee was formed in Saharanpur on 12 August 1959 to organise the Swatantra Party.
• The writer says local people are interested in the principles underlying the Party’s formation.
• A district convention is proposed for the last week of September or the first week of October.
• The convention would formally affirm the Party’s twenty-one principles.
• The event would begin a membership drive and explain the Party’s ideals to the public.
• The writer requests M. R. Masani’s presence for at least one day and offers to fix a mutually convenient date.