[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This 24 July 1963 letter from N. G. Ranga to Minoo Masani concerns preparations for the Swatantra Party’s Bangalore convention, rescheduled for 6 August. Ranga asks Masani to write again to B. D. Patel and persuade Dandekar to attend meetings in Madras and Bangalore.

The letter’s substantive focus is an agricultural-land bill that Ranga believes could endanger rights across India, including in the former zamindari states of Bihar, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. He also discusses circulating synopses of Swatantra Party MPs’ speeches, weighing the cost and usefulness of producing a small number of edited copies or 100–200 cyclostyled copies. The document is a single-page typed letter on Swatantra Party letterhead, dated from Nidubrolu.

Key points

• The Swatantra Party’s Bangalore convention was moved from 5 to 6 August 1963.
• Ranga asks Masani to ensure that B. D. Patel is prepared to attend the Bangalore convention.
• The letter criticises an agricultural-land bill for potentially endangering rights across India.
• Ranga identifies Bihar, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh as states that could be affected.
• He asks Masani to persuade Dandekar to attend events in Madras and Bangalore.
• The correspondence considers producing and circulating synopses of Swatantra MPs’ speeches.
• Printing plans include a few edited copies or 100–200 cyclostyled copies, with costs as a concern.