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Rebel Swatantra leaders apologise
Times of India, Bombay · Bombay · 1968
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Summary
This Times of India report, dated 26 April 1968, describes an internal dispute in the Swatantra Party’s Gujarat unit. Rebel leaders had been accused of leading a revolt during the previous month’s biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha and were understood to have apologised for their conduct.
Key points
- The report concerns disciplinary proceedings within the Swatantra Party.
- The dispute arose during biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.
- The rebel leaders reportedly expressed regret in a letter to party chairman N. G. Ranga.
- They stated that they were prepared to accept any punishment imposed by the party’s central executive.
- The Swatantra Party’s national council was expected to consider the cases at a meeting in Madras on 1 and 2 June.
- The report identifies the controversy as involving competing candidates in the Rajya Sabha election.
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