Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley died on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. He was ill for a long time.
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley died on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. He was ill for a long time. AIIMS has issued a statement saying that they are informing with great sadness that the Honorable MP Arun Jaitley is no longer in our midst on August 24 at 12: 7. Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS (AIIMS) on 9 August. Senior doctors of AIIMS were treating him.
Today, Union Health Minister Dr. Harshvardhan AIIMS reached Arun Jaitley. Home Minister Amit Shah is returning from Hyderabad after hearing the news of Arun Jaitley's death.
Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on 9 August. Then former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley complained of breathing problems, after which he was admitted to AIIMS. Here he was kept in ICU. Last week Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh reached AIIMS to see Speaker Om Birla Arun Jaitley. In May this year, Arun Jaitley's kidney was transplanted. Arun Jaitley also went to America for treatment of cancer.
Arun Jaitley did not contest the Lok Sabha elections this time due to health problems. In May, Jaitley wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that for health reasons he does not want to take any responsibility in the new government. Jaitley had said that for 18 months he has been struggling with health problems due to which he does not want to take any position in the new government. Arun Jaitley was born on 28 December 1952. Jaitley, a lawyer by profession, held the post of finance and defense minister in the government.
BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah expressed deep condolences on Jaitley's death. Amit Shah said that Jaitley's death was a personal loss for him. Amit Shah tweeted, "I am deeply saddened by the death of Arun Jaitley, Jaitley's departure is a personal loss for me. As him I have lost not only a senior leader of the organization but also such an integral member of the family. Whose support and guidance I received for years.