EC asks for office of profit details on nine MP Ministers, 109 MLAs
- | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017
"In a letter dated June 12, the EC first asked for details of office of profit held by Paras Chandra Jain and Deepak Joshi. In another letter, it asked for details of benefits received by ministers and legislators holding positions in Jan Bhagidari Samitis. The matter has come to light in the state, four days after EC rejected pleas of 21 AAP MLAs in Delhi to shelve the office of profit cases registered against them. AAP had claimed that minister for energy Paras Chandra Jain and minister of state for school education Deepak Joshi were holding office of profit since they were also appointed as commissioners of Scouts and Guides. "AAP had demanded the disqualification of the 118 MLAs under provisions of article 191(1)(a) and 192 of the Constitution and Representation of People Act 1951.
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