A member of Home Guards not disqualified for election to State Legislature or Local Bodies

(1) A member of Manipur Home Guards shall not be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of Manipur Legislative Assembly of the State of Manipur merely by reason of the fact that he is a member of the Home Guards. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force, a member of the Manipur Home Guards shall not be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of any local authority merely by reason of the fact that he is a member of Manipur Home Guards or that he holds any office of profit under the Government by virtue of his being a member of the Manipur Home Guards.