Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala's body kept at family's Teja Khera farmhouse, last rites by afternoon
The Hindu
State funeral for former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala at Teja Khera village, Sirsa, Haryana on December 21, 2024.
The body of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was on Saturday (December 21, 2024) kept at the family's Teja Khera farmhouse in Sirsa for people to pay their last respects, a leader of his Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) said.
He said a state funeral will be held at 3 p.m. in the Teja Khera village.
Chautala died in Gurugram on Friday (December 20, 2024) at the age of 89.
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An INLD spokesperson said on Friday (December 20, 2024) that Chautala was rushed to a hospital after his health worsened. He died later.
Among other dignitaries, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be attending Chautala's last rites.
Om Prakash Chautala's younger son Abhay Singh Chautala, an INLD leader, elder son Ajay Singh Chautala, who heads the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), and other family members, including former deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, were present in Teja Khera.
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