Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s elder son Ajay Chautala led group on Sunday launched a new outfit Jannayak Janata Party following a split in main opposition INLD last month.
Announcement of the new party was made at a rally at Jind, considered as the political heartland of the state. The flag of the new political outfit was unveiled at a well-attended rally here by Ajay Chautala’s wife and MLA Naina Chautala along with senior leader KC Bangar, former chairman of the Haryana Public Service Commission. His two sons - Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Chautala - were among those present.
The name of the new party begins with ‘Jannayak’, a reference to former deputy prime minister Devi Lal, with various speakers at the rally vowing to follow his ideals. The Indian National Lok Dal had split last month following a power struggle between Ajay Chautala and his younger brother Abhay Chautala. Ajay Chautala is undergoing a 10-year jail term with father Om Prakash Chautala since 2013 in a teachers’ recruitment scam.