OP Chautala accuses BJP of plotting against him

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been pressurizing the CBI to frame him for violating bail conditions on purpose.

"I haven't received any instructions from the court saying I can't participate in public meetings, and this is product of BJP's frustration. The BJP is pressurizing the CBI and is trying to frame me on purpose," said Chautala.

"The court has asked me to surrender on 17th and if they ask me to surrender today, I'll do it. I do not understand why the CBI is interfering as I have done no wrong. Nonetheless, the BJP is about to lose in Haryana Assembly elections," he added.

Chautala, who has been convicted in the Junior Basic Teachers (JBT) recruitment scam case, had yesterday said he would not be able to campaign for the Haryana Assembly elections if the court asked him to surrender.

He has been convicted in the Junior Basic Teachers recruitment scam case, and in September was asked by the Delhi High Court to surrender on or before October 17. He was granted bail on medical grounds.

However, the CBI moved the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief for alleged violation of bail conditions, saying that the Om Prakash Chautala has been holding public rallies and campaigns for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.

The Delhi High Court had yesterday directed Chautala to appear before it.

Chautala was sentenced to 10-year imprisonment by a Delhi court on January 22, 2013 for illegally recruiting 3,206 JBT teachers in the state.