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Dandekar to act as interim chief
INDIAN EXPRESS. · 1971
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Summary
This Indian Express report dated 19 April 1971 announces that N. Dandekar would act as interim chief of the Swatantra Party. The party’s General Council, meeting in Bombay, accepted M. R. Masani’s resignation as party president and resolved that Dandekar should officiate until office-bearers were elected in September. The report also records R. C. Cooper’s explanation that the party’s defeat in the Lok Sabha election was not Masani’s personal responsibility and that Masani had resigned because he believed it was in the party’s and the country’s interest.
Key points
- N. Dandekar was selected to act as interim chief of the Swatantra Party.
- M. R. Masani’s resignation as party president was accepted by the General Council.
- The interim arrangement was to continue until office-bearers were elected in September.
- R. C. Cooper argued that the party’s electoral defeat was not Masani’s personal responsibility.
- The report reproduces passages from Masani’s resignation letter concerning administrative responsibility, political failure, and party discipline.
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