Swatantra Quits SVD In U.P.

Summary

This one-page newspaper clipping reports decisions by the Swatantra Party’s national executive concerning its position in Uttar Pradesh and its electoral strategy. The executive decided to withdraw from the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) in Uttar Pradesh and discussed exploring an electoral alliance with the Jana Sangh for forthcoming mid-term elections in Haryana. The report attributes these developments, in part, to comments by N. Dandekar and refers to Minoo Masani in connection with the party’s national leadership.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party’s national executive decided to leave the SVD in Uttar Pradesh.
• The executive considered an electoral alliance with the Jana Sangh for forthcoming mid-term elections in Haryana.
• The report says talks on such an alliance had already begun.
• The clipping reports party opposition to accepting the Kutch tribunal award, while noting the tension between party policy and members’ individual freedom.
• The party’s Central Parliamentary Board opposed a constitutional amendment bill as excessive interference in state affairs.
• The executive also adopted a resolution concerning agricultural production and the removal of restrictions affecting farmers.