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it would be better if the matter was brought before Parliament and sanction of Parliament was obtained and that is the reason why the Bill has been brought forward.
Now, with regard to the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation there can be no manner of doubt that this thing applies only to office of profit under the Government whether it is the Central Government or the State Government. It does not apply in office of profit under say, for instance the Sindri Corporation, or the Damodar Valley Corporation, or various other Corporations which have been created by Government.
Shri Sondhi: Sindri is not a Corporation.
Dr. Ambedkar : I was only quoting it by way of illustration. I am only making a general proposition that so far as office of profit under a corporation is concerned, a person is not affected by anything that is said or done under Article 102 of the Constitution. Consequently it was unnecessary to make any reference or provision in this Bill with regard to those Members of Parliament who may be holding office of profit under Rehabilitation Finance or various other corporations to which reference has been made.
My hon. friend Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava said that the Government of India has been acting in a somewhat erratic, if not ridiculous, manner—asking members to return the money and then again requesting them to receive it back. Well, I suppose whoever the officer was who was responsible for this kind of thing was undoubtedly under the impression that the office of profit was an office of profit, whether it was under the Government of India or under a Corporation. That mistake was discovered and I think rectification was made and I am sure about it that such a mistake would not be repeated hereafter. That is the reason why no reference has been made in the Bill with regard to the Rehabilitation Finance or other Corporations.
With regard to the long list which my hon. friend. Mr. Sidhva has given in his amendment, I should like to say that there again the same thing applies. The advice which the Law Ministry received was that the allowances paid to