Arun Jaitley To Be Cremated Today, Leaders Pay Last Respects

Arun Jaitley, former Finance Minister and BJP veteran who died on Saturday, will be cremated this afternoon with state honours. The seasoned BJP leader died at 12:07 pm on Saturday at Delhi's AIIMS, two weeks after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley... Shri Arun Jaitley was admitted in AIIMS, New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior doctors," said AIIMS in a brief statement.