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Bhajan Lal politics
had shrewdly
maintained balance
between his sons
tala Indian National Lok Dal supremo tral house of Bansi Lal at Bhiwani. Bansi
and former chief minister expelling his during his lifetime Lal’s wife Vidya Devi used to stay on
grandsons — MP Dushyant Chautala but after his death ground floor and Kiran Chouhdry, who
and his brother Digvijay Chautala — was minister in Bhupinder Singh Hoo-
from the party for creating ruckus at a both are claiming da-led Haryana government, was resid-
rally in Gohana town in his presence. ing on upper floor. Kiran had emotional
Dushyant and Digvijay, while deny- that they are his attachment with the house as it was
ing the allegations of indiscipline, had political heir where she came as a bride. On other
accused their uncle, Abhay Chautala hand, Ranbir Singh Mahendra wanted
,leader of opposition in the Haryana to take possession of the house. It was a
Assembly of brainwashing and bull- admitted in Medanta Hospital Guru- very tough task for the Bhiwani district
dozing Om Parkash Chautala for taking gram is blaming her grandsons, Dushy- administration and Police to prevent
the decision to expel them. Ultimately, ant Chautala and Digvijay Chautala for confrontation between supporters
they had formed a new outfit named ruining the family. Dushyant group had of both Kiran Choudhry and Ranbir
Jannayak Janata party. Their mother alleged that this video was managed by Mahendra. A Police post was tempo-
MLA Nayana Chautala had described their opponents to tarnish their image. rally set up in the Kothi .
Abhay Chautala as” Duryodhan”, a High drama was witnessed over the Sources told <Tehelka> that at one
notorious character of Mahabharat. issue of first cancellation of Furlo (leave stage Kiran Choudhry had planned to
Now the infighting between Devi Lal from jail) of Om Parkash Chautala, who stage dharna against the government
clan has taken a full circle with family is undergoing 10 years imprisonment in of which she was a minister. Even TV
members throwing dirty linen on each Tihar jail for what is known as alleged chhanels were informed and their OD
other in full public view. In Gohana rally irregularities in recruitment of teach- vans had reached at the spot. The then
of Indian National Lok Dal, Dushyant ers .First, Furlo was granted and then chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Chautala and his supporters had creat- all of a sudden cancelled and Chau- was also perturbed by the develop-
ed disturbance in presence of party su- tala was shifted from a Delhi hospital ment. Ultimately, Kiran Choudhry had
premo Om Parkash Chautala and later to Tihar jail in midnight. Om Parkash skipped the dharna plan on assurance
Dushyant Chautala and his brother Chautala had alleged that his Furlo was of the district administration that she
Digvijay Chautala were expelled from cancelled as part of a conspiracy. He will get justice..
the party by Om Parkash Chautala. It called his grandsons — Dushyant Chau- Similarly, three sons of another for-
further intensified the fight with Dys- tala and Digvijay Chautala — as traitors. mer Haryana chief minister and union
hyant Chautala accusing his uncle Ab- Furlo was later granted with conduit agriculture minister Rao Birender Sin-
hay Chautala of forging letter of their that during this period Chautala will gh are in different political parties. Each
expulsion along with party state presi- not take part in any political activities. of them claim legacy of their father, the
dent Ashok Arora. Dushyant Chautala, Now Abhay Chautala has announced tallest leader of Ahirwal area which is
with blessings of his father Ajay Chau- breaking of family relations with known as south Haryana. Rao Birender
tala, had formed a new political entity Digvijay Chautala and Dushyant Chau- Singh’s elder son Inderjit is in BJP and
Jannayak Janata Party during a rally in tala. He said that both Digvijay and is union minister in Narendra Modi-led
Jind .Ajay Chautala described his broth- Dushyant are Aurangzeb, who had government. Earlier he was in Congress
er Abhay Chautala as Duryodhan. Even stabbed in back of their grandfather .His brother Yadvender is in Congress
female members of the family have Om Parkash Chautala. and third brother Ajit Singh has asked
also joined the fray . Abhay Chautala Bansi Lal, former chief minister him to retire from politicis if he is not
recently described his sister-in-law and union defence minister, was wise capable of protecting interesting of
MLA Nayana Chautala, wife of his enough to declare his son Surender people in the BJP. Inderjit is projecting
brother Ajay Chautala, as a root cause of Singh as his political heir. Thus, annoy- her daughter Aarti Rao as his political
family infighting. Abahay Chautala said ing his elder son Ranbir Singh Mahen- successor.
that his father Om Parkash Chautala dra to the extent that apart from choos- Bhajan Lal, another former Haryana
was opposed to entry of any women ing different political platform he did chief minister and former union envi-
from the family in election fray but it not even invited his father in his daugh- ronment minister, had shrewdly main-
was he who got party ticket for Nayna ter’s marriage. Mahendra developed tained balance between his sons —
Chautala from Dabwali Assembly con- intimacy with his father Bansi Lal’s bête Chander Mohan and Kuldeep Bishnoi
stituency and challenged that Nanya noire Bhajan Lal. But after the death — during his lifetime but after his death
Chautala will lose her security deposit of Bansi Lal ,his estranged son Ranbir both are claiming that they are his
in coming elections. A video going viral Singh Mahendra and his brother Suren- political heir.
on social media, in which Om Parkash der Singh, wife Kiran Choudhary had
Chautala’s wife Sneh Lata, who is fought fierce battle to retain the ances- letters@tehelka.com

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