 bill no  xcvi of  2006 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2006 a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2006(2) it shall come into force, at onceshort title and commencement52 in article 102 of the constitution, in clause (1), for sub-clause (a) the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:—amendment of article 102(a) if he holds any office, under the government of india or the government of any state, which is declared by parliament, by law, as an "office of profit";103 in article 191 of the constitution, in clause (1), for sub-clause (a), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:—amendment of article 191(a) if he holds any office, under the government of india or the government of any state, which is declared by parliament or state legislature, by law, as an "office of profit" statement of objects and reasonsexperience has shown that article 102 and article 191 of the constitution of india which disqualify members of parliament and state assemblies in case they hold any office of profit, have not succeeded to bring in any purity in politics, which appears to be the objective with which the two articles were insertedthe said articles neither define the term "office" nor the term "profit", as a result of which, what constitutes the office of profit has always remained a mysteryplethora of decisions of the supreme court and the high courts have also not being able to give any finality to the two conceptsparliament as also, state legislatures have enacted legislations incorporating certain posts to take them away from the purview of the concept of "office of profit"these laws contain lists of corporations/boards, besides other constitutional posts, which the legislations have sought to take out of the purview of the term "office of profit" so as to exempt the holders thereof from being disqualifiedadditions to the lists of exemptions, whether by parliament or by state legislatures, have met with public criticism on account of misconception regarding "office of profit"to put an end to this legal chaos, the present bill seeks to amend article 102 and 191of the constitution of india, which, as amended will provide for disqualification of members of parliament or state legislatures only if they hold posts declared specifically as posts constituting "office of profit" and not vice versathe proposed amendment is essential to make the law simple and devoid of any legal riddlesshantaram laxman naik annexure extracts from the constitution of india   102 disqualifications for membership—(1)  a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either house of parliament—(a) if he holds any office of profit under the government of india or the government of any state, other than an office declared by parliament by  law not to disqualify its holder;   191 disqualifications for membership—(1) a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of the legislative assembly or legislative council of a state—(a) if he holds any office of profit under the government of india or the government of any state, specified in the first schedule, other than an office declared by the legislature of the state by law not to disqualify its holders;   ————abill further to amend the constitution of india————(shri shantaram laxman naik, mp)mgipmrnd—4123rs(s-3)—08122006