report
Masani firm on his resignation
Deccan Herald, Bangalore. · Bangalore · 1968
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Deccan Herald report, dated 15 May 1968, records Swatantra Party leader M. R. Masani’s resignation from the party’s Central Parliamentary Board and National Executive. In a letter to General Secretary N. Dandekar, Masani said he had decided to adhere to the action he had taken after resigning from party bodies in April, following the conduct of some Swatantra Party members during the Gujarat elections to the Rajya Sabha.
Key points
- M. R. Masani resigned from the Swatantra Party’s Central Parliamentary Board and National Executive.
- He cited dissatisfaction with the party’s handling of disciplinary action against Gujarat party members.
- Masani described the reported disciplinary action as a mere ‘eyewash’.
- He argued that the party was developing cynicism toward its principles and contempt for the electorate.
- Although resigning from formal party bodies, he said he would continue advocating Swatantra principles in Parliament and outside it.
- He urged N. Dandekar to report his resignation to the party’s general council meeting in Madras.
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