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The stage could be set for a mini-election in Delhi, with President Pranab Mukherjee on June 13 rejecting a bill passed by the Delhi assembly in 2015 , seeking to exempt 21 AAP MLAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries from the purview of `office of profit` criteria. The President`s decision is a major setback to the Kejriwal government and leaves the AAP MLAs a few steps from possible disqualification. Section 15 of the government of NCT of Delhi Act, 1991 says a person shall not remain an MLA if he or she holds any office of profit under the Centre or government of a state or UT.Applying exemptions with retrospective effect is unconstitutional, the official said. The view in official circles is that with the President rejecting the bill, the post of parliamentary secretary is clearly an `office of profit` and the disqualification of the AAP MLAs is all but a foregone conclusion.
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