Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said his lawmakers are working free of cost as parliamentary secretaries and as such hold no 'office of profit'.
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"This is my office of profit," said Mr Kumar, one of 21 Aam Aadmi Party lawmakers from Delhi whose future is uncertain after the President rejected the Arvind Kejriwal government's Office of Profit Bill.

"I have been living in this flat with four of my friends for the past four years. We have converted one room into our office and we sleep on the floor of the other. I want the BJP to see this is my office of profit, this is my fancy bungalow," Mr Kumar, a two-time legislator in the AAP government.

Praveen Kumar (extreme right) shares the rented two-room apartment with his 4 friends.
The President's "no" means the AAP lawmakers stand disqualified and fresh elections must be held for their seats, the BJP and the Congress have said.
A parliamentary secretary often has the rank of a minister and several states have these posts to accommodate lawmakers who could not become ministers. So Punjab has 24 parliamentary secretaries and Gujarat has five. The post in the states also comes with a good salary.
Mr Kejriwal has asked why the other state governments have not been questioned. He also said his lawmakers are working free of cost as parliamentary secretaries "looking after power supply, water supply, functioning of hospitals and schools" and as such hold no office of profit. Praveen Kumar for instance, looks after education.
"It doesn't matter whether they take the emoluments or not. The post is that of profit and earlier MPs like Jaya Bachchan had to resign in similar cases. There should be by-polls soonest possible," said the Congress' Ajay Maken.
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