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Masani firm on quitting party posts
TIMES OF INDIA · New Delhi · 1968
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Times of India report describes M. R. Masani’s decision to resign from his posts in the Swatantra Party and to offer his resignation from party membership. The immediate dispute concerned the Gujarat elections to the Rajya Sabha: several Swatantra MLAs allegedly defied the party high command, fielded a candidate against its nominee, and helped that candidate win.
Key points
- M. R. Masani rejected appeals from the party’s central parliamentary board and national executive to retain his posts.
- He linked his resignation to the conduct of some Swatantra Party members during the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections.
- Masani criticised the disciplinary action against six Gujarat MLAs as a mere “eyewash.”
- He expressed concern about declining respect for party commitments and growing contempt for the electorate.
- He said he could do more for Swatantra principles outside the party’s executive and parliamentary board.
- The report presents the dispute as a conflict over party discipline, internal accountability, and freedom of expression.
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