Resolution moved by Mr.P.K.Deo and unanimously adopted by the General Council

Summary

This four-page English occasional paper records a Swatantra Party resolution moved by Mr. P. K. Deo and unanimously adopted by the party’s General Council. The resolution expresses concern about increasing central interference in the functioning of state governments and about the use of the Governor’s office to install minority governments in the states.

The attached newspaper clippings extend the constitutional argument into questions of ministerial size, defections, legislative majorities, and the reliability of safeguards against unstable or opportunistic governments. They discuss proposals associated with the Research, Planning and Review Division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, including limits on the size of ministries and possible disqualification or dissolution mechanisms. The clippings also warn that formal rules may not prevent floor-crossing or shifting political allegiances. The document is dated only indirectly: a handwritten notation appears to read “5/4/68,” while no formally printed publication date is visible.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party General Council unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Mr. P. K. Deo.
• The resolution criticizes growing interference by the Centre in the working of State Governments.
• It objects to the use of Governors to install minority governments in the states.
• Attached clippings consider safeguards against defections, unstable ministries, and opportunistic changes of government.
• The clippings discuss proposals to limit the size of ministries and possible constitutional or legislative remedies.
• The material questions whether formal safeguards can effectively prevent floor-crossing and shifting political loyalties.