[Swatantra unit allowed to join kutch Agitations]

Summary

This two-page English-language dossier records the Swatantra Party’s position on the Kutch agitation. A newspaper clipping reports that the party’s Gujarat unit was permitted to join the agitation, while noting that this represented a departure from the party’s usual policy of avoiding participation in agitations. The report attributes the decision to concern over the Kutch issue and describes related Gujarat political disputes, including disagreements over party candidates and allegations that party members had been framed.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party’s Gujarat unit was allowed to participate in the Kutch agitation.
• The decision was described as a departure from the party’s normal policy of staying out of agitations.
• The newspaper report links the decision to unresolved questions concerning Kutch.
• The clipping also reports internal and electoral disputes involving Swatantra Party figures in Gujarat.
• A separate typed resolution criticizes growing Central interference in the working of State Governments.
• The resolution objects specifically to the use of Governors to install minority governments in the States.
• The resolution was moved by Mr. P.K. Deo and unanimously adopted by the Swatantra Party General Council.