Abhay Chautala canvasses for son Arjun, says save him from 'Kaurava-like opponents'

Drawing an analogy from the epic Mahabharata, senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala Wednesday urged people to make his son Arjun victorious in the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat to save him from "Kaurava-like opponents".

The BJP has fielded its Haryana minister Nayab Saini from the parliamentary constituency, the Congress has nominated Nirmal Singh while Jaibhagwan Sharma is the candidate of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which was formed after the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) split last year following a feud within the Chautala family.

"We have fielded Arjun to fight your battle. If he is to be saved from Kaurava-like opponents then you will have to vote for him and make him victorious. With this the Kauravas will be eliminated," Abhay Singh Chautala told people at election meetings in Kalayat and Pundri, under the Kurukshetra seat.

Addressing a public meeting in Kurukshetra recently, Arjun Chautala had said, "In Mahabharata, Arjun (the third of the Pandava brothers) did not want to fight, but Lord Krishna convinced him to fight and win. Likewise, this Arjun was taking care of agricultural farms, but call of duty made him jump into the poll fray in this land of Mahabharata."
In an indirect reference to the split within the INLD last year and a few of its sitting and former legislators switching over to other parties, Abhay Singh Chautala said, "The entire country is INLD's family and sometimes problems do arise in families, but there is no need to be perturbed."