Bharatiya Janata Party chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala passed away in Gurgaon on Thursday, a spokesperson said. He is 89 years old.
Former Haryana minister dies, political reaction ensues
Former Haryana chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said: “…I was LoP when Om Prakash ji was chief minister… We had a good relationship. He served the people… He is still active. But This is not the case.
Expressing his deepest condolences, Congress president Mallikarjun Haq said Om Prakash Chautala had made significant contribution in the service of Haryana and the country.
He wrote on We offer our deepest condolences to his family and supporters at this sad time and pray for the peace of his deceased soul…”
Current Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini paid humble tributes and wrote, “Indian Democratic Alliance supremo and former Haryana Chief Minister Chaudhry The death of Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala ji is extremely sad and I pay my humble tribute to him for his lifelong service to the country and Hariya. It is an irreparable loss to the politics of Nabang. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to provide a resting place for the departed souls and to give the bereaved family the strength to bear this sorrow in peace.