Chautala meets supporters days after Delhi HC’s notice
4 Oct 2014 6:45 AM IST
The 79-year-old grand oldman of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) went to residences of his supporters in Jind city besides visiting the party’s election office at Urban Estate.
INLD is fighting a do-or-die battle for the 15 October assembly polls in alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) after being out of helm of affairs for a decade.
‘Chautala arrived here last (Thursday) night. He met party workers and this morning left for Uchana to take a round of the village,’ a party spokesman told PTI. Chautala, however, maintained distance from the media.
At the residence of an INLD supporter in the city he had breakfast. His supporters were seen touching his feet and offering him garlands.
Chautala also visited the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Gohana road where two saffron party politicians announced that they are joining the INLD in his presence.
Attired in his traditional white kurta-pyjama and supporting a green ‘pagri’ (head gear), Chautala moved around the city in a white-coloured Mercedes. Later, he left for Ucahana Kalan in the Jat heartland from where his grandson and party’s youngest MP Dushyant is fighting his maiden assembly battle against Congress-turned -BJP leader Birender Singh’s wife Prem Lata.
On October 1, the Delhi High Court had sought the response of CBI and Chautala by 10 October on the plea for directions to the politician to immediately surrender. Justice Siddharth Mridul had issued notice to CBI and Chautala after senior advocate Vivek Tankha appearing for the petitioner lawyer contended that Chautala intends to ‘misuse the grace period of 17 days given to him to surrender’ by planning to campaign during that period.
INLD is fighting a do-or-die battle for the 15 October assembly polls in alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) after being out of helm of affairs for a decade.
‘Chautala arrived here last (Thursday) night. He met party workers and this morning left for Uchana to take a round of the village,’ a party spokesman told PTI. Chautala, however, maintained distance from the media.
At the residence of an INLD supporter in the city he had breakfast. His supporters were seen touching his feet and offering him garlands.
Chautala also visited the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Gohana road where two saffron party politicians announced that they are joining the INLD in his presence.
Attired in his traditional white kurta-pyjama and supporting a green ‘pagri’ (head gear), Chautala moved around the city in a white-coloured Mercedes. Later, he left for Ucahana Kalan in the Jat heartland from where his grandson and party’s youngest MP Dushyant is fighting his maiden assembly battle against Congress-turned -BJP leader Birender Singh’s wife Prem Lata.
On October 1, the Delhi High Court had sought the response of CBI and Chautala by 10 October on the plea for directions to the politician to immediately surrender. Justice Siddharth Mridul had issued notice to CBI and Chautala after senior advocate Vivek Tankha appearing for the petitioner lawyer contended that Chautala intends to ‘misuse the grace period of 17 days given to him to surrender’ by planning to campaign during that period.
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