OP Chautala: Jat mass leader with rural connect, last of Haryana’s veterans, five-time CM & more
New Delhi: Some time in 2013, the media pressed Om Prakash Chautala on whether he or his sons would become the chief minister of Haryana, if the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) came to power the next year.
Chautala, then in his late seventies, responded in his inimitable, trademark rustic style. “Raj aur khaj karne ka maja to tabhi aata hai jab khud karo (The true joy of ruling, or to relieve from itch is only when it’s done by oneself),” he told the media.
That statement, in a way, defined one of the many facets of the five-time chief minister: Chautala believed in absolute power and was not in the habit of sharing power with others. During his tenure as the chief minister, the cabinet ministers were seemingly reduced to ornamental heads.
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