[Letter From Mr Girish Munshi]

Summary

This letter, dated December 28, 1973, reports decisions taken at a December 22 meeting of Swatantra Party district and primary-unit presidents and secretaries in Maharashtra. It focuses first on the party’s unsatisfactory membership position, directing local representatives to use electoral rolls to identify and approach potential members, while also encouraging former members to renew their enrolment. The letter notes that primary units should have members spread across at least one-third of the constituency’s polling stations. The letter also schedules a follow-up meeting for Bombay-area district and primary-unit office-bearers at the Party Office on January 5, 1974, and proposes the next State Executive Committee meeting at Osmanabad on January 20. It asks members to notify the State Office promptly, coordinate railway or bus reservations, and meet the associated travel and booking costs. The document is signed by Girish Munshi, General Secretary.

Key points

• The Maharashtra Swatantra Party considered its membership position unsatisfactory. District and primary-unit representatives were instructed to intensify membership-enrolment efforts. Local representatives were asked to consult electoral rolls and approach potential members directly. The letter emphasises geographic distribution of primary-unit members across polling stations. A Bombay-area review meeting was fixed for January 5, 1974. The next State Executive Committee meeting was proposed for Osmanabad on January 20, 1974.
• Attendees were asked to communicate travel requirements and pay their own travel and reservation costs.