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ties with Om Prakash Chautala-led whether there was any chance of sink- Meanwhile even as the INLD is fight-
INLD, his grandson Dushyant Chauta- ing differences with the INLD and Lead- ing a battle for survival, party supremo
la’s Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) also hint- er of Opposition Abhay Chautala, Nis- Om Prakash Chautala, out on a 21 day
ed that it was open to having an alliance han Singh had said there was no such furlough, is trying to save it by holding
with Mayawati’s outfit. possibility at all. Digvijay Chautala, who rallies in all the districts of Haryana to
At that time Nishan Singh, state contested the Jind by-poll supported by infuse new life into the party. The first
president of the JJP had said that the the JJP, also ruled out the possibility of rally of Chautala was held in Ladwa. In
BSP as well as the JJP had similar ide- any rapprochement with his uncle and the coming days a spate of such rallies
ologies — working for the betterment the INLD. and party workers meetings have been
of the poor and downtrodden. “The BSP Now Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) na- chalked out.
works for the welfare of poor and those tional convener and Delhi Chief Minis- The buoyant ruling BJP is now
who have been left behind in matters of ter Arvind Kejriwal has hinted at con- confident of doing well in the forth-
development. We have also launched tinuing the alliance with the Jannayak coming Lok Sabha elections, as well
the JJP on the ideologies of Chaudhary Janta Party (JJP) in Haryana, saying that as the Vidhan Sabha elections later
Devi Lal, who always worked for such there was a need to save the country this year. “The party will go to the polls
sections,” Nishan Singh had said. and the people so all good persons must confidently on the basis of the all-round
Nishan Singh said that the INLD was join hands for the purpose. development works carried out in the
fighting a battle to save its very exist- Kejriwal refused to elaborate on the state’’, says Chief Minister Manohar
ence. People of Jind had given the task subject while interacting with media Lal Khattar. Media advisor to the CM
of ousting the BJP from power to the JJP persons. According to Naveen Jaihind, Rajiv Jain says the opposition parties
by giving 30 per cent of votes to Digvi- AAP Harysana president. AAP was like- are a dispirited lot. “They just want to
jay Chautala, he added. Nishan Singh ly to have a tie-up with the JJP for the grab power for their personal sake
had said the JJP was open to having an upcoming Lok Sabha elections as well. without thinking about the people and
alliance with all like-minded parties Kejriwal had extended support to the the state,’’ he said.
except the Congress and the INLD. JJP-backed candidate Digvijay Chautala
On the other hand to the question in the Jind bypoll. letters@tehelka.com

Wooing masses Digvijay Chautala of
JJP stood second in the Jind bypoll

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