Om Prakash Chautala death: Haryana declares 3-day state mourning, public holiday on Saturday

Om Prakash Chautala. File pic

The Haryana government declared a three-day state mourning from Friday as a mark of respect to former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala who passed away in Gurugram.

"The state government has decided to observe a three-day state mourning... that is December 20-22 . During this period, the national flag will fly at half-mast throughout the state on all buildings where it is flown regularly," an order issued by Haryana chief secretary's office said.

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It said all state government functions stand cancelled and there will no official entertainment during this period.

The Haryana government has also declared Saturday as a public holiday in all state government offices as a mark of respect to the departed soul, read the order.
Chautala will be accorded a state funeral at 3 pm on Sunday at Teja Khera farm in Chautala family's native Sirsa district.

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) president and five-time Haryana chief minister Chautala died in Gurugram on Friday at the age of 89.

Chautala, who was former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's son, suffered a cardiac arrest at his house here and was immediately rushed to a hospital but could not be saved, a party spokesperson told PTI.

He breathed his last around noon in Medanta hospital, a senior police officer said.

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