INLD Crisis: Chautala expels grandsons Dushyant, Digvijay

Chandigarh,
2 November, 2018

The ongoing rift in
Haryana’s main opposition party 
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), witnessed its worst face on Friday with
party supremo Om Prakash Chautala expelling his
grandsons Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Singh from the primary membership of
the party with immediate effect.

Om Prakash Chautala, who is
the National President of the INLD has also removed Hisar Parliamentarian
Dushyant Chautala from the post of Leader of party’s Parliamentary Board.

In a statement issued here,
both, Dushyant Chautala and Digvijay Singh have been accused of indiscipline,
hooliganism and spreading disaffection within the party against the party
leadership during the Birthday Celebrations of Devi Lal in Gohana on October 7,
this year.

The former Chief Minister
also conveyed to the party office that in fact he did not need any outside
evidence since he was a witness to the indiscipline and unruly scenes that also
continuously interrupted his speech on that day but still he had referred the
matter to the Disciplinary Action Committee of the party. The Committee has
concluded that both are guilty as charged.

The internal strife within
the Chautala family came in open during party’s Gohana rally when some party
workers created ruckus during the address of senior INLD leader and Leader of Opposition
Abhay Singh Chautala who was facing ‘war of succession’ from his elder brother
Ajay Singh Chautala’s sons Dushyant and Digvijay.

It was alleged that party
workers behind the noisy showdown at the rally were supporters of Dushyant Chautala.

Taking serious view of said indiscipline,
Om Prakash Chautala then dissolved party’s youth and student wing Indian National
Student Organisation (INSO) headed by Digvijay.

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