Constitution Committee

Summary

This two-page English-language office record documents a Constitution Committee meeting held in Bombay on 23 August 1959. Prof. N. G. Ranga is identified as chairman, and the attendees include Shri G. N. Lawande, Shri M. R. Masani, and several names obscured by the scan. Shri M. H. Masani is recorded as absent but having submitted his views in a note. The note discusses a draft constitution prepared by Shri M. R. Masani, the aims of the party, membership, organisation, elections, subscriptions, and preparation of a new draft.

Key points

• The committee met in Bombay on 23 August 1959 under the chairmanship of Prof. N. G. Ranga.
• The record considers a draft constitution prepared by Shri M. R. Masani and notes that Shri M. H. Masani submitted views despite being absent.
• The proposed organisational structure consists of local legislative constituency units, district units, regional units, and an All India unit.
• The document proposes that district units and multi-member municipalities and corporations have the same organisational status.
• It recommends a single transferable vote for elections and separate arrangements for electing office-bearers.
• It proposes a tiered subscription allocation for the District, Regional, and Central organisations.
• The committee resolves that a new draft should be prepared and that its next meeting will be held early in October.