Dangi went to 'Meham Chaubeesi' for support. The khap ruled in favour of Dangi and conveyed its decision to Devi Lal, who rejected the organisation's validity. A political battle was on.
INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala, who is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Kurukshetra, on Wednesday filed his nomination papers and declared his assets worth more than 45 crore, indicating he is fond of cars. Haryana minister and BJP leader Ranjit Singh Chautala, who filed his nomination from Hisar seat, also declared a few buffaloes and cows among his movable assets. Abhay Chautala is grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal while Ranjit Chautala is Lal's son. In his poll affidavit, Abhay Chautala (60), son of former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, has declared that he has combined movable assets worth Rs 32.61 crore while his wife has Rs 4.38 crore worth assets. He also has immovable assets worth Rs 12.70 crore while the value of such assets owned by his wife is Rs 11 crore. Abhay Chautala has declared that he owns a jeep with current value of Rs 25,000, a Ford car worth Rs 39,000, a Toyota Land Cruiser having current value of Rs 10.25 lakh, a Toyota Innova worth R
Unidentified assailants shot dead the Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Nafe Singh Rathee in Jhajjar district on Sunday, according to a senior party leader. Rathee, a former MLA, was travelling in an SUV when the assailants, who were in a car, attacked him in Jhajjar's Bahadurgarh town. INLD leader Abhay Chautala told PTI that Rathee was shot dead in Jhajjar district. He accused the government of failing to provide Rathee with security despite their being threat to his life, and demanded the resignation of the chief minister and the home minister. Police said the investigation in the matter was underway.
INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala won the Ellenabad bypoll after defeating his nearest rival, Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 6,739 votes on Tuesday.
If political observers are to be believed, the INLD's move can prove to be a masterstroke because it has little to lose and much to gain
Elections to the municipal bodies in Haryana are scheduled to be held on December 27
Abhay is facing trial in a disproportionate assets case