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Chautala served as the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2 December 1989 to 22 May 1990, from 12 July 1990 to 17 July 1990, again from 22 March 1991 to 6 April 1991 and, finally, from 24 July 1999 to 5 March 2005.[1] Politically, he had been part of NDA and Third Front (non-NDA & non-UPA front) at national level.[13]
Chautala was released from the Tihar Jail on 2 July 2021 after serving nine and a half years of a 10-year prison sentence.[14] His early release was due to a decision of the Delhi government to reduce prison populations to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
Chautala completed his matriculation and intermediate education in 2021 at the age of 87.[16]
Recruitment scam
In June 2008 OP Chautala and 53 others were charged in connection with the appointment of 3,206 junior basic teachers in the state of Haryana during 1999–2000. In January 2013 a New Delhi court sentenced Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala to ten years' imprisonment under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.[17] Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.[18] A CBI investigation was ordered by the Supreme Court based on a writ filed by the former director of primary education Sanjeev Kumar, a 1989 batch IAS officer.[19][20][21]
Chautala was given a four-year jail term on 27 May 2022 in a 16-year-old disproportionate assets case by the Delhi CBI Court,[23] making him, aged 87 at the time, the oldest prisoner of the Tihar Jail.[24] Along with the jail time, the court also imposed a fine of ₹50 lakh.[25]
Death
Chautala died from cardiac arrest at his Gurgaon residence, on 20 December 2024, at the age of 89.[26] His last rites were performed on 21 December in Teja Khera village.[27]
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