circular
General Council Circular No. 53
Swatantra party national headquarters sassoon building, 143, mahatma gandhi road, bombay 1. · Bombay 1 · 1974
1 pages
Summary
This one-page Swatantra Party circular, dated April 16, 1974, calls an urgent General Council meeting for May 1 in New Delhi. The meeting is intended to discuss and ratify a proposed merger involving the Swatantra Party, Utkal Congress, Samyukta Socialist Party (Raj Narain’s Group), Muslim Majlis, Bharatiya Khetihar Sangh, Loktantrik Dal, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and Harijan Sangharsh Samiti. The circular presents the merger as part of an effort to create a two-party system and reduce electoral confusion.
Key points
- An urgent General Council meeting is scheduled for May 1, 1974, at Vithalbhai Patel House, New Delhi.
- The meeting may continue into the following day and will consider the formal ratification of a proposed opposition-party merger.
- The proposed grouping includes the Swatantra Party and several opposition parties and organisations.
- The circular refers to a National Executive decision to explore a two-party system in India.
- The merger is presented as a way to remove the political confusion affecting the electorate.
- Members are asked to attend, confirm their participation promptly, and arrange travel and hotel bookings through the Delhi unit.
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