AAP govt strikes down Chautala’s parole plea

Delhi government has rejected parole plea moved by former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a decade-long jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam case.

The government also rejected Chautala’s plea that he be shifted to Punjab Jail from Tihar Jail, 

sources said.

“Delhi government has rejected parole request moved by Chautala. The government has also rejected Chautala’s request to shift him from Tihar jail to Punjab jail,” one of the sources said.

They also said that LG Najeeb Jung had discussed the matter with Delhi Home minister Satyendra Jain at a meeting on Wednesday.

They also said that Jain has clearly said that government will not entertain the Haryana leader’s plea.

Chautala is lodged in Tihar jail after being convicted in a scandal involving recruitment of Junior Basic Teachers (JBT) in Haryana.