Om Prakash Chautala Last Rites: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was cremated with full state honors on Saturday (December 21) at his native village Teja Kheda in Sirsa. Chautala, a prominent Jat leader and five-time Chief Minister of Haryana, died in Gurugram on Friday at the age of 89.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal and many other leaders attended the funeral of Om Prakash Chautala. Also paid tribute to former Chief Minister Omprakash Chautala in Teja Kheda village.
These leaders also participated
Apart from these, many ministers of Haryana, State Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan, former Union Minister Vinod Sharma, SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, BJP’s Manpreet Badal and Manjinder Singh Sirsa and many other leaders also reached Teja Kheda and paid tribute to him. Also, leaders of various political parties paid tribute to the departed leader.
Earlier, the mortal remains of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Chautala was kept at his family’s farmhouse in Teja Kheda in Sirsa on Saturday for people to pay their last respects. The mortal remains were wrapped in the tricolour.
Chautala family gathered in Teja Kheda
Omprakash Chautala’s younger son Abhay Singh Chautala (INLD leader) and elder son Ajay Singh Chautala (Jannayak Janata Party chief) and former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala and other family members were present in Teja Kheda. The last rites were performed by the priests amidst chanting of Vedic mantras.
Congress leaders also participated
Congress leaders Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala also reached Chautala’s farmhouse in the morning to pay tribute. A large number of common people from the village also gathered to attend the funeral.
3 days state mourning
The Haryana government declared three-day state mourning on Friday. Apart from this, Saturday has been declared a public holiday in all offices.
I talked to him 5 days ago – Vice President
Shortly after paying floral tributes, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “Yesterday I got the news (of his demise). Five days ago I had spoken to Chaudhary Saheb and he was asking about my health. He wanted to know more about me.” Was worried. He said that whenever I got a chance, I got his blessings.”
The Vice President said that farmers’ issues and development of villages were among Chautala’s priorities. He said that Chautala was an outspoken and courageous person and was dedicated to the rural system.
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