Om Prakash Chautala (born 1 January 1935) is an Indian politician from Haryana who served as a former

Chief Minister of Haryana The Chief Minister of Haryana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Haryana. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elect ...

from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.

Biography

Chautala is the son of Devi Lal, a former Deputy Prime

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of India. He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019. He was born in a Jat family of Sihag clan. He has two sons, Ajay Singh Chautala and

Abhay Singh Chautala Abhay Singh Chautala (born 14 February 1963) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ellenabad assembly constituency. He was the leader of opposition from the party, INLD. He is the grandson of ex-de ...

, and three daughters. Abhay is MLA from Ellenabad also remained Leader of Opposition,

Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of L ...

from October 2014 - March 2019, 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson Dushyant Chautala is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from Uchana, Jind Seat of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and former MP from Hisar Lok Sabha Seat. He was the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2 December 1989 to 22 May 1990, from 12 July 1990 to 17 July 1990, again from 22 March 1991 to 6 April 1991 and, finally, from 24 July 1999 to 5 March 2005.HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

. Politically, he had been part of

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and Third Front (non-NDA & non-UPA front) at national level. Chautala was released from the Tihar Jail on 2 July 2021 after serving nine and a half years of a 10-year prison sentence. His early release was due to a decision of the Delhi government to reduce prison populations to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recruitment scam

In June 2008 OP Chautala and 53 others were charged in connection with the appointment of 3,206 junior basic teachers in the state of Haryana during 1999–2000. In January 2013 a New Delhi court sentenced Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala to ten years' imprisonment under various provisions of the

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and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers. A CBI investigation was ordered by the Supreme Court based on a writ filed by the former director of primary education Sanjeev Kumar, a 1989 batch IAS officer. His sentence has been upheld by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.

Disproportionate assets case

Chautala was awarded a four-year jail term in a 16 years old disproportionate assets case on 27 May 2022 by CBI Court. Along with the jail-time, the Delhi CBI Court also imposed a fine . In the process, Chautala became the oldest prisoner of the Tihar Jail of Delhi at age of 87.

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External links

Official website of Indian National Lok Dal
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Biography

Recruitment scam

Disproportionate assets case

See also

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