GUJARAT SWATANTRA MLAs DEFY WHIP

Summary

This two-page archival packet combines an Express News Service newspaper clipping from Ahmedabad, dated March 28, with a typed Swatantra Party resolution. The clipping reports that Gujarat Swatantra Party legislators defied a Congress-backed whip in the elections. It names Jaisukhlal Hathi as a victorious Swatantra candidate from Gujarat and reports the election of Tribhuvandas Patel, while also listing numerous elected candidates and party affiliations across Gujarat and other states.

Key points

• The newspaper clipping reports electoral defiance by Gujarat Swatantra MLAs.
• Jaisukhlal Hathi is identified as the Swatantra Party victor from Gujarat.
• Tribhuvandas Patel is reported as an elected Congress candidate and sitting member.
• The clipping lists elected members and party affiliations in several constituencies and states.
• The typed resolution records unanimous adoption by the Swatantra Party General Council.
• The resolution expresses sympathy for victims of a cyclone in Orissa, where a three-year drought had already caused hardship.
• It appeals for central and state-government assistance, including loans, house-building equipment, relief works, and irrigation reconstruction.
• It asks the public and Swatantra Party members to contribute to the Orissa Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.