OP Chautala Takes Class 10 English Exam, Had Studied For It While In Jail

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala had taken his Class 12 examinations under the Haryana Open Board earlier this year.

Om Prakash Chautala, former Haryana Chief Minister, took a Class 10 English exam on Wednesday. He sat for the exam at Arya Kanya Senior Secondary School in Sirsa. He had reportedly requested a writer because of a fracture and was allowed one. The 86-year-old president of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) reportedly finished the exam in two hours and left. Mr Chautala had taken his Class 12 examinations under the Haryana Open Board earlier this year. But when the results were declared on August 5, his were held back because he had not yet taken a mandatory Class 10 English exam. For his Class 12 results to be released, the veteran Haryana leader needed to clear the English compartmental exam.