Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be cremated on Sunday afternoon at the Nigambodh Ghat, BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal said.
Jaitley died of multi-organ failure at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday, a fortnight after he was hospitalized complaining of uneasiness. He was 66.
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He was a man that many people in Britain treasured: British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith on Arun Jaitley
British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith on Arun Jaitley: He was a man that many people in Britain treasured, knew well, worked with, valued him for his wisdom, gentleness and humour. He will be much missed.
British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith on #ArunJaitley: He was a man that many people in Britain treasured, knew well, worked with, valued him for his wisdom, gentleness and humour. He will be much missed. pic.twitter.com/TSxJJRCgd9
— ANI (@ANI)August 25, 2019
Politicians arrive at Arun Jaitley’s residence to pay their last respects
Delhi: Senior Congress leader Motilal Vohra, NCP leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, RLD leader Ajit Singh and Former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu arrive at the residence of Former Union Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley to pay their last respects to him.
Delhi: Senior Congress leader Motilal Vohra, NCP leaders Sharad Pawar & Praful Patel, RLD leader Ajit Singh and Former Andhra Pradesh CM & TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu arrive at the residence of Former Union Minister & BJP leader Arun Jaitley to pay their last respects to him. pic.twitter.com/X0jW3kc67d
— ANI (@ANI)August 25, 2019
Last rites of Arun Jaitley to take place at 2:30 pm
Arun Jaitley’s body will be kept at the BJP headquarters in Delhi today between 10:30 am and 1 pm where party workers and leaders will pay tributes.
The BJP said in a tweet that the last rites will take place at Nigambodh Ghat at 2:30 pm.
PM Modi grieves Arun Jaitley’s demise during Bahrain trip
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid an emotional tribute to former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, describing him as a dear friend with whom he had traversed the long journey from their student days together and later in political life.
Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Bahrain National Stadium, Prime Minister Modi said he was tied down by responsibility due to which though he is steeped in grief, he has to carry on with his duties.
Kiran Bedi remembers Arun Jaitley
Pondicherry Governor Kiran Bedi recalls how Arun Jaitley convinced her to take up politics.
Our collective Homage and Prayers for @arunjaitley ji and his family.
I recall how he convinced me to include electoral politics as components of my public service in 2014. Rest is history.
Thanku Mr Jaitley. OM Shanti. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/CWsT9ld29t— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi)August 25, 2019
Arun Jaitley had opted out of the government citing poor health
Arun Jaitley had opted out of the government citing poor health when the second National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on May 30.
Arun Jaitley had a history of medical conditions
Arun Jaitley had a history of medical conditions, including diabetes and kidney failure. He underwent a kidney transplant last year in May, and a bariatric surgery in September 2014.
Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on August 9
Arun Jaitley was admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) of the Cardiothoracic Neurosciences Centre at AIIMS on August 9. His condition had been critical and he was being treated by a multi-disciplinary team of specialists from the departments of cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology and nephrology, among others.
Family, politicians pay last respects
Within an hour of the announcement of his death, the hospital was thronged by Arun Jaitley’s family, friends and well-wishers.
Those who visited the hospital included finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of state at the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh, BJP working president JP Nadda, member of parliament Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, senior cardiologist Naresh Trehan and senior advocate Pinky Anand, among others.
Arun Jaitley died at 66
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley died of multi-organ failure at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday. He was 66.
Source: HindustanTimes