Rohtak, Sept. 9 -- Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supremo Abhay Singh Chautala has begun mobilising party cadres for a massive show of strength on September 25 in Rohtak to mark the birth anniversary of his grandfather and former deputy prime minister Devi Lal. This will be the first 'samman diwas' rally since the demise of Abhay's father and former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala last December, making it a politically significant event for the party.

On Monday, Abhay Chautala and state president Rampal Majra held meetings with workers from four assembly segments of Rohtak, following similar exercises across all 90 constituencies. Addressing party functionaries, Abhay said this year's rally would "break all records" and that Rohtak's ...