Parliamentary Secretary and office of profit
Q. Recently there have been debates on office of profit. Which of the following posts are at the centre of those discussions?
1) Parliamentary Secretaries
2) MPs
3) MLAs- Published on 16 Jun 16a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
- Many states have appointed MLAs as Parliamentary Secretaries.
- Sometimes MPs too are appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries.
- There have been PILs filed citing Article 102 of the Constitution of India, which deals with disqualification of members of parliament for holding office of profit.
- The post of Parliamentary secretary has been considered a drain of money.
- Delhi legislative Assembly sought to exclude this post from the list of office of profit, however its proposal has been refused assent by the president.
