Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala dies of cardiac arrest at 89

Om Prakash Chautala dies: Former Haryana chief minister and INLD leader Om Prakash Chautala ) died at his residence in Gurgaon at the age of 89. According to INLD media coordinator Rakesh Sihag, Chautala died due to cardiac arrest.

According to the Press Trust of India, Op Chotala, the son of the five-term Haryana chief minister and former deputy prime minister Devi Lal, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Gurgaon and was immediately sent to the hospital, but was rescued. invalid.

He was born on January 1, 1935 in a village near Sirsa, the son of Chaudhary Devi Lal, an important figure in Indian politics who served as Deputy Prime Minister, played a key role in the establishment of independent state of Haryana in 1966.

Born into a Jat family, OP Chautala’s political career spanned decades, during which he served as chief minister for four terms: briefly from 1989 to 1990 and again from 1999 to 2005.

Om Prakash Chautala inherited the post of Chief Minister on December 2, 1989 when his father Devi Lal left for Delhi to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the BJP government.

Chautala is best known for leading the Haryana regional party Bharatiya Janata Party (INLD).

OP Chautala was released from Tihar Jail in July 2021 after serving nine-and-a-half years.

OP Chautala is survived by two sons, Abhay Singh Chautala and Ajay Singh Chautala, both of whom are active in Haryana politics. His grandson Dushyant Chautala served as deputy chief minister of Haryana and was previously the MP from Hisar constituency.

The Chautala family is influential in the political landscape of Haryana, continuing the legacy established by the Chautala family.

Case against OP Chautala

OP Chautala’s tenure was marked by achievements and controversies, including a famous recruitment scam that led to his conviction in 2013 and 10 years in jail.

Chautala has faced multiple legal challenges during his political career. His troubles started when he was allegedly involved in smuggling watches at Delhi airport, which led to his father Devi Lal publicly disowning him.

Despite being accused by the Commission of Inquiry of being an accessory to murder, Chautala’s political career continued unabated until he was convicted in the infamous JBT teacher recruitment scam.

In January 2013, OP Chautala, along with his eldest son Ajay Chautala and 53 others, were found guilty of corruption and criminal conspiracy related to the illegal appointment of 3,206 junior basic training officers and sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in Tihar Jail imprisonment.

On March 26, 2010, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a charge sheet alleging that Chautala accumulated value while serving as a civil servant between May 24, 1993 and May 31, 2006. $6.09 million, which is over and above his known sources of income.

In 2022, Om Prakash Chautala was convicted in a disproportionate assets case filed against him in 2005, his second conviction after he was found guilty by the Supreme Court in 2013 in the JBT teacher recruitment scam.