Is a teachers job an office of profit, asks former PM Manmohan Singh

September 23, 2016 11:38

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh will soon return to his alma mater, Panjab University, to teach economics.

The Hindustan Times reports that a parliamentary panel yesterday had responded to a query from Singh who had sought to know if his taking up the job will invite disqualification as an MP under a law that prohibits lawmakers from holding positions with monetary benefits.

"We have cleared it. Manmohan Singh's job as a teacher will not attract the provisions of office of profit,' said BJP MP Satya Pal Singh, the panel's chief.

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