Om Prakash Chautala
| Om Prakash Chautala | |
|---|---|
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| 8th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
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In office 24 July 1999 – 4 March 2005 | |
| Governor |
Mahabir Prasad Babu Parmanand Om Prakash Verma Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Preceded by | Bansi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
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In office 22 March 1991 – 6 April 1991 | |
| Governor | Dhanik Lal Mandal |
| Preceded by | Hukam Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
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In office 12 July 1990 – 17 July 1990 | |
| Governor | Dhanik Lal Mandal |
| Preceded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Hukam Singh |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Governor | Hari Anand Barari |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1935 (age 83) Chautala, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Sneh Lata Chautala |
| Children | Ajay Singh Chautala, Abhay Singh Chautala |
| Father | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| 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.
Biography
Chautala is the son of Chaudhari Devi Lal,[1][2] a former Deputy Prime Minister of India.[3][4] He has two sons, Ajay and Abhay, and three daughters: Suchitra, Sunita and Anjali. His son Abhay is MLA from Ellenabad and his grandson Dushyant Chautala is MP, Lok Sabha from Hisar. He was the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2 December 1989 to 2 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 4 March 2004. Politically, he had been part of NDA and Third Front(non-NDA & non-Cong front)[5] at national level. At present the Indian National Lok Dal is the main opposition party and his son Abhay Singh Chautala is the leader of opposition. He is in jail in conviction of teacher scam. [6]
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 IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.[7] Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3000 unqualified teachers.[8] A CBI investigation was ordered by the Supreme Court during NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[9][10]
His sentence has been upheld by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.[11]
References
- ↑ Singh, Raj Pal (1988). Devi Lal, the man of the masses. Veenu Printers and Publications. p. 3.
- ↑ "The Jat patriarch". Volume 18 – Issue 09, 28 Apr. – 11 May 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ 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. pp. 241–. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chautala-compares-Devi-Lal-with-Buddha-slams-Cong-BJP/articleshow/44418264.cms
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Abhay-Chautala-becomes-leader-of-opposition-in-Haryana/articleshow/45048681.cms
- ↑ "Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam". CNN-IBN. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ Kattakayam, Jiby (2013-01-23). "Chautala, son jailed for 10 years". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ↑ 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". Indian Express.
