[Letter to D K Kunte]

Summary

In this 5 June 1968 letter, M. R. Masani congratulates D. K. Kunte on the B.K.D. National Executive’s decision to dissolve its West Bengal unit and reorganise it under central control. Masani presents the decision as an act of party discipline and as a defence of democratic life in Bengal against totalitarian infiltration.

Masani adds that his appreciation is heightened by the failure of his own party to take a similar step in a state unit that he had advised should also be disbanded. He closes by suggesting a meeting when Kunte is next in Bombay. The page is a concise piece of political correspondence focused on party organisation, discipline, and the protection of democratic institutions.

Key points

• Masani congratulates D. K. Kunte on the B.K.D. National Executive’s reorganisation of its West Bengal unit.
• The decision is described as both an assertion of party discipline and a response to totalitarian infiltration.
• Masani links the issue directly to the preservation of democratic life in Bengal.
• He contrasts Kunte’s party action with the failure of his own party to follow similar advice concerning one of its state units.
• The letter ends with an invitation to meet in Bombay.