Aizawl, March 30: In the wake of the ?office of profit? uproar in Parliament, Mizoram?s Legislature Members (Removal of Disqualification) Act of 1975 could become a bone of contention between the ruling and Opposition parties.

The Opposition Congress has already informed the governor that it would submit a petition for disqualification of at least five members.

A top state Congress functionary admitted that the party had compiled a list of names in this regard and the petition was submitted today.

Although the state?s Prevention of Disqualification Act provided a clause for members of the Assembly holding posts in ?any committee, board or authority?, there is no clause for members holding posts in corporations. There are five members in the Mizoram Assembly who hold such posts.

In the absence of an explanation for committee, board or authority, clause number 4 of the act could become controversial if no legal interpretation was sought.

Of the five corporations, the Zoram Industrial Development Corporation, Mizoram Food Processing Corporation and Zoram Electronics Corporation are chaired by three ruling MNF legislators.

Names that can figure for disqualification also include leader of the Opposition, a post which is held by state Congress chief Lalthanhawla, as this post had not been exempted by the 1975 act.

Apart from him, the rest are MNF legislators, among whom one could figure prominently as he serves as adviser to chief minister Zoramthanga with the rank of a minister of state.

However, sources in the law department today said the Governor, who is the highest authority in the matter, may not forward the Congress?s petition to the Election Commission without conducting an investigation into the validity of the petition.

?It is unlikely that the Governor would forward the Congress petition as it is. He is likely to investigate the validity of the allegations as the Election Commission?s opinion on the matter would be binding and irreversible,? one of the sources said.