INLD chief with former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav and (right) former PM H D Deve Gowda (Express photo)NEARLY A week after he met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala on Monday met former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and ex-UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav to discuss farmers’ issues and the formation of a Third Front. The meetings are being seen as Chautala’s attempt to gain visibility in the national political arena. According to the INLD, Chautala meetings with Deve Gowda and Mulayam at their residences were a courtesy call. They (Deve Gowda and Mulayam Singh) appreciated the efforts of INLD supremo for formation of Third Front while offering every possible help for the same. According to the statement, Deve Gowda and Mulayam also recalled their association with Chaudhary Devi Lal: “the entire life of Devi Lal has been a source of inspiration for them”.

Source: Indian Express August 10, 2021 03:22 UTC