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	{{~~short~~ description\|~~Indian politician~~}}		{{Short description\|7th Chief Minister of Haryana, India}}
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Chautala is the son of [[Devi Lal (politician)\|Chaudhari Devi Lal]],<ref>{{cite book \|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses \|last=Singh \|first=Raj Pal \|year=1988 \|publisher=Veenu Printers and Publications \|page=3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ&q=Lekh+Ram+sihag }}</ref><ref name="The Jat patriarch">{{cite news\|title=The Jat patriarch\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18091200.htm\|access-date=13 June 2014\|date=11 May 2001\|volume=18 \|issue=9}}</ref> a former Deputy Prime [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Raj Pal Singh\|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=14 July 2011\|year=1988\|publisher=Veenu Printers & Publishers\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=History of Sirsa Town\|year = 1991\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA241\|access-date=14 July 2011\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri\|pages=241–}}</ref> He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81 \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-haryana-chief-minister-op-chautalas-wife-dies-at-81-2083696 \|access-date=26 September 2019 \|work=NDTV.com \|date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He has two sons, [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]], and three daughters. Abhay is ~~former~~ MLA from Ellenabad ~~who In January 2021, resigned from the Haryana Assembly over the three farm legislations ,~~ also remained [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from October2014 - March2019 , 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson [[Dushyant Chautala]] is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from [[Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|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.<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm \|date=13 May 2017 }} [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].</ref> Politically, he had been part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP ~~{{!}} India News - Times of India~~ \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms \|access-date=29 October 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 October 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>		Chautala is the son of [[Devi Lal (politician)\|Chaudhari Devi Lal]],<ref>{{cite book \|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses \|last=Singh \|first=Raj Pal \|year=1988 \|publisher=Veenu Printers and Publications \|page=3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ&q=Lekh+Ram+sihag }}</ref><ref name="The Jat patriarch">{{cite news\|title=The Jat patriarch\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18091200.htm\|access-date=13 June 2014\|date=11 May 2001\|volume=18 \|issue=9}}</ref> a former Deputy Prime [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Raj Pal Singh\|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=14 July 2011\|year=1988\|publisher=Veenu Printers & Publishers\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=History of Sirsa Town\|year = 1991\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA241\|access-date=14 July 2011\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri\|pages=241–}}</ref> He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81 \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-haryana-chief-minister-op-chautalas-wife-dies-at-81-2083696 \|access-date=26 September 2019 \|work=NDTV.com \|date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He has two sons, [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]], and three daughters. Abhay is MLA from Ellenabad also remained [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from October2014 - March2019 , 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson [[Dushyant Chautala]] is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from [[Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|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.<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm \|date=13 May 2017 }} [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].</ref> Politically, he had been part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms \|access-date=29 October 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 October 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash~~ Chautala~~, who was serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case,~~ was released from the Tihar Jail ~~here~~ on ~~Friday~~ after completing due formalities~~, prison officials said~~.		Though out on parole, Chautala was released from the [[Tihar Jail]] on 2 July 2021 from a 10-year prison sentence after completing the due formalities.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=O P Chautala released from Tihar Jail \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-chautala-released-tihar-jail-7385748/ \|access-date=5 April 2022 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=2 July 2021 \|language=en}}</ref>
	~~The 86-year-old~~ Chautala~~, who was already out on parole, reached Tihar on Friday to complete formalities after which he was~~ released from ~~jail, they said.<ref>~~ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-chautala-released-tihar-jail-7385748/ </ref>

	== Recruitment scam ==		== Recruitment scam ==
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	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 [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] and the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988\|Prevention of Corruption Act]].<ref name="Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam">{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119053056/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 January 2013\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=CNN-IBN\|title=Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam\|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10year-jail-for-chautala-son-in-recruitment-scam/article4331656.ece \|title=Chautala, son jailed for 10 years\|work=The Hindu \|date=23 January 2013 \|access-date=23 January 2013 \|location=Chennai, India \|first=Jiby \|last=Kattakayam}}</ref> A [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|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.<ref>{{~~Cite web~~ \| url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-chautala-is-in-jail-all-you-need-to-know-about-jbt-scam-590338.html \|~~title~~ = ~~Why Chautala is in jail: All you need to know about JBT scam~~}}</ref><ref name="Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested">{{cite news\|last=TNN\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Recruitment-scam-Ex-Haryana-CM-Om-Prakash-Chautala-convicted-arrested/articleshow/18043964.cms\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=Times of India\|date=16 January 2013\|title=Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested}}</ref><ref name="Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/om-prakash-chautala-rise-fall-rise-and-downfall/1062743/\|title=Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall\|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref>		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 [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] and the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988\|Prevention of Corruption Act]].<ref name="Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam">{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119053056/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 January 2013\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=CNN-IBN\|title=Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam\|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10year-jail-for-chautala-son-in-recruitment-scam/article4331656.ece \|title=Chautala, son jailed for 10 years\|work=The Hindu \|date=23 January 2013 \|access-date=23 January 2013 \|location=Chennai, India \|first=Jiby \|last=Kattakayam}}</ref> A [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|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.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Why Chautala is in jail: All you need to know about JBT scam-Politics News , Firstpost \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-chautala-is-in-jail-all-you-need-to-know-about-jbt-scam-590338.html \|access-date=5 April 2022 \|work=Firstpost \|date=22 January 2013 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested">{{cite news\|last=TNN\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Recruitment-scam-Ex-Haryana-CM-Om-Prakash-Chautala-convicted-arrested/articleshow/18043964.cms\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=Times of India\|date=16 January 2013\|title=Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested}}</ref><ref name="Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/om-prakash-chautala-rise-fall-rise-and-downfall/1062743/\|title=Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall\|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref>

	His sentence has been upheld by the [[Delhi High Court]] and the Supreme Court.<ref name="Teachers’ recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jbt-scam-supreme-court-upholds-jail-term-of-om-prakash-chautala-his-son\|title=Teachers' recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay\|date=4 August 2015\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>		His sentence has been upheld by the [[Delhi High Court]] and the Supreme Court.<ref name="Teachers’ recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jbt-scam-supreme-court-upholds-jail-term-of-om-prakash-chautala-his-son\|title=Teachers' recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay\|date=4 August 2015\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>

			== 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.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Parashar \|first1=Sachin \|title=chautala: After 9 yrs behind bars, Chautala back in jail for 4 years in DA case \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-9-yrs-behind-bars-chautala-back-in-jail-for-4-yrs-in-da-case/articleshow/91844914.cms \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=The Times of India \|date=28 May 2022}}</ref> Along with the jail-time, the Delhi CBI Court also imposed a fine {{INR\|50 lakh}}.<ref>{{cite tweet \|user=ANI \|number=1530108139680346112 \|date=27 May 2022 \|title=Disproportionate assets case: Special CBI Court in Delhi sentences former Haryana CM OP Chautala to four years imprisonment, imposes a fine of Rs 50 lakhs The Court also ordered to confiscate his four properties \|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> In the process, Chautala became the oldest prisoner of the [[Tihar Jail]] of Delhi at age of 87.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lama \|first1=Prawesh \|title=At 87, Om Prakash Chautala is now Tihar’s oldest prisoner \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/at-87-om-prakash-chautala-is-now-tihar-s-oldest-prisoner-101653694559169.html \|access-date=28 May 2022 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=28 May 2022}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Chautala is the son of [[Devi Lal (politician)\|Chaudhari Devi Lal]],<ref>{{cite book \|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses \|last=Singh \|first=Raj Pal \|year=1988 \|publisher=Veenu Printers and Publications \|page=3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ&q=Lekh+Ram+sihag }}</ref><ref name="The Jat patriarch">{{cite news\|title=The Jat patriarch\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18091200.htm\|access-date=13 June 2014\|date=11 May 2001\|volume=~~Volume~~ 18 ~~– Issue 09~~}}</ref> a former Deputy Prime [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Raj Pal Singh\|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=14 July 2011\|year=1988\|publisher=Veenu Printers & Publishers\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=History of Sirsa Town\|year = 1991\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA241\|access-date=14 July 2011\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri\|pages=241–}}</ref> He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81 \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-haryana-chief-minister-op-chautalas-wife-dies-at-81-2083696 \|access-date=26 September 2019 \|work=NDTV.com \|date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He has two sons, [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]], and three daughters. Abhay is former MLA from Ellenabad who In January 2021, resigned from the Haryana Assembly over the three farm legislations , also remained [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from October2014 - March2019 , 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson [[Dushyant Chautala]] is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from [[Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|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.<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm \|date=13 May 2017 }} [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].</ref> Politically, he had been part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms \|access-date=29 October 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 October 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>.		Chautala is the son of [[Devi Lal (politician)\|Chaudhari Devi Lal]],<ref>{{cite book \|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses \|last=Singh \|first=Raj Pal \|year=1988 \|publisher=Veenu Printers and Publications \|page=3 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ&q=Lekh+Ram+sihag }}</ref><ref name="The Jat patriarch">{{cite news\|title=The Jat patriarch\|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18091200.htm\|access-date=13 June 2014\|date=11 May 2001\|volume=18 \|issue=9}}</ref> a former Deputy Prime [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Raj Pal Singh\|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ\|access-date=14 July 2011\|year=1988\|publisher=Veenu Printers & Publishers\|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=History of Sirsa Town\|year = 1991\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA241\|access-date=14 July 2011\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri\|pages=241–}}</ref> He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81 \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-haryana-chief-minister-op-chautalas-wife-dies-at-81-2083696 \|access-date=26 September 2019 \|work=NDTV.com \|date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He has two sons, [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]], and three daughters. Abhay is former MLA from Ellenabad who In January 2021, resigned from the Haryana Assembly over the three farm legislations , also remained [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from October2014 - March2019 , 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson [[Dushyant Chautala]] is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from [[Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|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.<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm \|date=13 May 2017 }} [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].</ref> Politically, he had been part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)\|NDA]] and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=PTI \|title=Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms \|access-date=29 October 2020 \|work=The Times of India \|date=5 October 2014 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case, was released from the Tihar Jail here on Friday after completing due formalities, prison officials said.		Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case, was released from the Tihar Jail here on Friday after completing due formalities, prison officials said.
	The 86-year-old Chautala, who was already out on parole, reached Tihar on Friday to complete formalities after which he was released from jail, they said.<ref> https://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-chautala-released-tihar-jail-7385748/ </ref>		The 86-year-old Chautala, who was already out on parole, reached Tihar on Friday to complete formalities after which he was released from jail, they said.<ref> https://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-chautala-released-tihar-jail-7385748/ </ref>

			== Recruitment scam ==
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			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 [[Indian Penal Code\|IPC]] and the [[Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988\|Prevention of Corruption Act]].<ref name="Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam">{{cite news\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119053056/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 January 2013\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=CNN-IBN\|title=Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam\|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10year-jail-for-chautala-son-in-recruitment-scam/article4331656.ece \|title=Chautala, son jailed for 10 years\|work=The Hindu \|date=23 January 2013 \|access-date=23 January 2013 \|location=Chennai, India \|first=Jiby \|last=Kattakayam}}</ref> A [[Central Bureau of Investigation\|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.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-chautala-is-in-jail-all-you-need-to-know-about-jbt-scam-590338.html \|title = Why Chautala is in jail: All you need to know about JBT scam}}</ref><ref name="Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested">{{cite news\|last=TNN\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Recruitment-scam-Ex-Haryana-CM-Om-Prakash-Chautala-convicted-arrested/articleshow/18043964.cms\|access-date=16 January 2013\|newspaper=Times of India\|date=16 January 2013\|title=Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested}}</ref><ref name="Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall">{{cite news\|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/om-prakash-chautala-rise-fall-rise-and-downfall/1062743/\|title=Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall\|newspaper=Indian Express}}</ref>

			His sentence has been upheld by the [[Delhi High Court]] and the Supreme Court.<ref name="Teachers’ recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay">{{cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jbt-scam-supreme-court-upholds-jail-term-of-om-prakash-chautala-his-son\|title=Teachers' recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay\|date=4 August 2015\|newspaper=The Indian Express\|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>

			== See also ==

			* [[Political families of Haryana]]

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| image = Om Prakash Chautala.jpg
| predecessor2 = [[Hukam Singh (Haryana politician)|Hukam Singh]]
| party = [[Indian National Lok Dal]]
| office1 = Chief Minister of Haryana
| order1 = 8th
| predecessor1 = [[Bansi Lal]]
| successor1 = [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]]
| successor2 = [[President's Rule]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chautala, Sirsa|Chautala]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Sneh Lata Chautala
| children = 5, including [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]]
| residence = Sirsa district, [[Haryana]]
| occupation = Agriculturalist
| profession = Politician
| term_start4 = 2 December 1989
| term_end4 = 22 May 1990
| predecessor4 = [[Devi Lal (politician)|Chaudhary Devi Lal]]
| successor4 = [[Banarsi Das Gupta]]
| term_start3 = 12 July 1990
| term_end3 = 17 July 1990
| predecessor3 = [[Banarsi Das Gupta]]
| successor3 = [[Hukam Singh (Haryana politician)|Hukam Singh]]
| term_start2 = 22 March 1991
| term_end2 = 6 April 1991
| term_start1 = 24 July 1999
| term_end1 = 5 March 2005<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly" />
| father = [[Chaudhary Devi Lal]]
}}

'''Om Prakash Chautala''' (born 1 January 1935) is a former [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]] from [[Indian National Lok Dal]] and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister [[Chaudhary Devi Lal]].

== Biography ==
Chautala is the son of [[Devi Lal (politician)|Chaudhari Devi Lal]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses |last=Singh |first=Raj Pal |year=1988 |publisher=Veenu Printers and Publications |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ&q=Lekh+Ram+sihag }}</ref><ref name="The Jat patriarch">{{cite news|title=The Jat patriarch|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1809/18091200.htm|access-date=13 June 2014|date=11 May 2001|volume=Volume 18 – Issue 09}}</ref> a former Deputy Prime [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Raj Pal Singh|title=Devi Lal, the man of the masses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tJHAAAAMAAJ|access-date=14 July 2011|year=1988|publisher=Veenu Printers & Publishers|page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=History of Sirsa Town|year = 1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA241|access-date=14 July 2011|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|pages=241–}}</ref> He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-haryana-chief-minister-op-chautalas-wife-dies-at-81-2083696 |access-date=26 September 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=11 August 2019}}</ref> He has two sons, [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] and [[Abhay Singh Chautala]], and three daughters. Abhay is former MLA from Ellenabad who In January 2021, resigned from the Haryana Assembly over the three farm legislations , also remained [[Leader of Opposition]], [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from October2014 - March2019 , 10th President of Indian Olympic Association and his grandson [[Dushyant Chautala]] is a Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from [[Uchana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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.<ref name="Haryana_Leg_Assembly">[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513091707/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Haryana.htm |date=13 May 2017 }} [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].</ref> Politically, he had been part of [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms |access-date=29 October 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref>.

Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was serving a 10-year prison term in a teacher recruitment scam case, was released from the Tihar Jail here on Friday after completing due formalities, prison officials said.
The 86-year-old Chautala, who was already out on parole, reached Tihar on Friday to complete formalities after which he was released from jail, they said.<ref> https://indianexpress.com/article/india/o-p-chautala-released-tihar-jail-7385748/ </ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.inld.org/ Official website of Indian National Lok Dal]

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