Dushyant’s father, Ajay Chautala, granted furlough for two weeks

NEW DELHI: Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala’s father Ajay Chautala has been granted furlough and will be out of jail for two weeks , d a y s a f t e r h i s s o n extended the party’s support to the Bharatiya Janata Party(bjp) to form the government in Haryana. A prison officer said Chautala had applied f or f urlough on Monday t o attend a ritual related to his mother’s death earlier this year.

Every convicted prisoner is allowed to leave jail on a furlough -- a short leave – thrice a year. The first furlough is for 21 days while the other two are for a week each, which could be extended depending on the prisoner’s circumstances for the short leave.

The prison’s spokesperson, additional inspector general, Raj Kumar confirmed Chautala has been granted furlough.

“This is the second time, he has been granted furlough. This has been done in accordance with the prison rules,” the officer said.

Jail officers said that while Ajay is likely to come out of prison on Sunday, his father Om Prakash Chautala has not applied for furlough. OP Chautala, former Haryana chief minister and his son Ajay, have been convicted in the 2000 Junior Basic Teachers recruitment scam. The two have been in prison since 2013 after they were sentenced by a city court to ten years in prison.

Earlier t his year, Ajay’s father OP Chautala, who is 84 years old and one of the eldest prisoners in Delhi’s Tihar jail, had filed a petition seeking early release citing his age. The INLD supremo had in his application mentioned that he has completed half his jail term and could be released. The request was r ej ect ed by t he pri s on department.

JAIL OFFICERS SAID THAT WHILE AJAY IS LIKELY TO COME OUT OF PRISON ON SUNDAY, HIS FATHER OM PRAKASH CHAUTALA HAS NOT APPLIED FOR FURLOUGH