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Om Prakash Chautala
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Om Prakash Chautala | |
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| 8th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 24 July 1999 – 5 March 2005[1] | |
| Preceded by | Bansi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| In office 22 March 1991 – 6 April 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hukam Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
| In office 12 July 1990 – 17 July 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Hukam Singh |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1935 Chautala, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Sneh Lata Chautala |
| Children | 5, including Ajay Singh Chautala and Abhay Singh Chautala |
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| Residence | Sirsa district, Haryana |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
| Profession | Politician |
Om Prakash Chautala (born 1 January 1935) is a former Chief Minister of Haryana from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.
Biography[edit]
Chautala is the son of Chaudhari Devi Lal,[2][3] a former Deputy Prime Minister of India.[4][5] He was married to Sneh Lata, who died in August 2019.[6] 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, 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.[1] Politically, he had been part of NDA and Third Front (non-NDA & non-Cong front) at national level.[7]
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.[8]
Recruitment scam[edit]
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 IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.[9] Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.[10] 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.[11][12][13]
His sentence has been upheld by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.[14]
Disproportionate assets case[edit]
Chautala was awarded a four-year jail term in a 16 years old disproportionate assets case on 27 May 2022 by CBI Court.[15] Along with the jail-time, the Delhi CBI Court also imposed a fine ₹50 lakh.[16] In the process, Chautala became the oldest prisoner of the Tihar Jail of Delhi at age of 87.[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Archived 13 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Haryana Legislative Assembly.
- ↑ Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Devi Lal, the man of the masses. Veenu Printers and Publications. p. 3.
- ↑ "The Jat patriarch". Vol. 18, no. 9. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ Raj Pal Singh (1988). Devi Lal, the man of the masses. Veenu Printers & Publishers. p. 3. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ History of Sirsa Town. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. 1991. pp. 241–. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ "Former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala's Wife Dies At 81". NDTV.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ PTI (5 October 2014). "Chautala compares Devi Lal with Buddha; slams Cong, BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ PTI (2 July 2021). "O P Chautala released from Tihar Jail". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ "Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam". CNN-IBN. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ Kattakayam, Jiby (23 January 2013). "Chautala, son jailed for 10 years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Why Chautala is in jail: All you need to know about JBT scam-Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ TNN (16 January 2013). "Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested". Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Om Prakash Chautala: Rise, fall, rise and downfall". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Teachers' recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay". The Indian Express. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ↑ Parashar, Sachin (28 May 2022). "chautala: After 9 yrs behind bars, Chautala back in jail for 4 years in DA case". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ @ANI (27 May 2022). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Lama, Prawesh (28 May 2022). "At 87, Om Prakash Chautala is now Tihar's oldest prisoner". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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