[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page handwritten letter, dated 10 July 1974 and sent from Moradabad by Om Praksh Pathik to Minoo Masani, concerns the proposed dissolution of the Swatantra Party. Pathik recounts attending a Delhi meeting of the party’s General Council, where most members present reportedly opposed dissolution, while H. K. Pathak and other members supported the motion. He states that a State Council meeting in Lucknow was scheduled for 14 July and asks Masani to use his letters and influence to support the suggestions made by the state members.

Key points

• The letter is dated 10 July 1974 and was written from Moradabad by Om Praksh Pathik.
• Pathik addresses Minoo Masani as a respected senior colleague.
• He reports attending a Delhi meeting of the Swatantra Party General Council held on 1 June 1974.
• According to Pathik, most members at that meeting opposed dissolving the party, while H. K. Pathak and some others supported dissolution.
• He refers to a forthcoming Uttar Pradesh State Council meeting in Lucknow on 14 July.
• He asks Masani to write letters and exert influence in favour of the suggestions made by Uttar Pradesh state members.
• He anticipates that most Uttar Pradesh delegates will oppose the motion to dissolve the party at the State Council meeting and the subsequent convention in Delhi.