AAP demands disqualification of 24 SAD-BJP CPSs
Thursday, 30/06/2016
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Chandigarh : A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab, led by senior leader and head, Legal Cell AAP, Himmat Singh Shergill on Wednesday made a formal complaint to the Chief Electoral officer, Punjab about the unconstitutional appointment of 24 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries by SAD-BJP government. The delegation demanded immediate disqualification of these CPSs.
Shergill said that the appointment of these 24 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries is a violation of the Constitution of India. As Article 191 of the Constitution of India says that the member of state legislature will be disqualified if any office of profit is held by such member of state legislature under Indian government or government of any state.
The leader said that these 24 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries are unconstitutional burden on the public exchequer as they are being given salaries and other perks more than MLAs of Punjab. Every CPS in Punjab gets more than one lakh per month as salary and an official vehicle with a choice of Toyota Fortuner of Toyota Camry. The CPS can claim LTC up to Rs 3 per annum with the facility of free water and electricity. They also get official accommodation in Sector 39 (Minister’s houses) in Chandigarh and if staying in their own house the CPSs get Rs 50,000 as house rent allowance.
