PDF, 21st June 2016
Let us look at this issue dispassionately and objectively( न प ता से). The issue is whether the 21
MLAs who have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries are holding an “Office of Profit” under
the government. If the office of parliamentary secretary is an office of profit under the government
then they are liable(उ रदायी) to be disqualified. But this issue is at present before the Election
Commission, which will decide it after proper hearings
What the President refused assent(अनु म त) to is a Bill passed by the Delhi Assembly declaring that
the office of parliamentary secretary shall not disqualify the holder of this office. As a matter of fact
the Constitution of India empowers(समथ करना) every legislature in the country to pass such a law
and exempt any such office from disqualifying its holder. So the Delhi government has only exercised
a power which is vested( मता
ा त) in it by the Constitution. It is not known why the President
withheld assent to this Bill. All legislatures including Parliament have passed such laws exempting
one office or the other from the disqualifying effect and many such laws were also given
retrospective(पू व भावी) effect. In any case the President’s decision to reject the Bill has no
impact( भाव) on the main issue before the Election Commission.
“Office of Profit” is not a term which can be easily understood or explained. This concept
originated(उ प न) in the House of Commons in England. The history of British House of
Commons is the history of conflicts with the crown. The king, in his efforts to undermine(अवमू लन
करना) the House of Commons, used to offer positions of executive nature with pecuniary(आ थक)
benefits to its members and buy their loyalty. This practice kept the members out of the House most
of the time and thus there arose a conflict between their duty and their personal interest. The
continued absence of a large number of members because of their preoccupation with executive
functions weakened the House of Commons in course of time and therefore it passed a law
prohibiting its members from accepting any office from the Crown which gave them any pecuniary
benefits. It was provided that any such office which a member may accept will disqualify him.
1. Objectively (Adv.) न प ता से / तट थ भाव से
 Synonyms : Justly / Soberly / Squarely

Antonyms : Emotionally / Subjectively
2. Liable (Adj.) उ रदायी

Synonyms : Accountable / Bound / Obligated / Tied / Amenable

Antonyms : Irresponsible / Excusable / Freed
3. Assent (N) अनु म त

Synonyms : Agreement / Consent / Accord / Nod

Antonyms : Disagreement / Denial / Refusal / Veto
4. Empower (V) समथ करना / शि त दे ना

Synonyms : Authorize / Enable / Grant / Permit / Entrust

Antonyms : Deny / Disallow / Refuse / Reject / Veto
5. Vested (Adj.)

मता
ा त / व
पहना हु आ
Synonyms : Absolute / Clothed / Dressed / Robed
6. Retrospective (Adj.) पू व भावी

Synonyms : Reflective /Backward –looking / Pensive / Recollective
7. Impact (N)
भाव / असर

Synonyms : Collision / Force / Brunt / Shock / Bang / Blow

Antonyms : Avoidance / Loss / Failure / Stillness
8. Originate (V) उ प न / आद य होना

Synonyms : Arise / Spring / Derive / Birth / Stem / Start

Antonyms: Cease / End / Complete / Finish / Stop / Effect / Terminate
9. Undermine (V) अवमू लन करना /
ीण करना

Synonyms : Weaken / Blunt / Cripple / Wreck / Foil / Digout / Impair

Antonyms : Aid / Assist / Create / Support
10. Pecuniary (Adj.) आ थक / धन संबधी

Synonyms : Financial / Banking / Fiscal / Business / Economic
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