New Delhi: Supporters and admirers from all over the country on Sunday braced the sun and rain to bid their last goodbyes to former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who passed away at AIIMS here on Saturday at 12:07 pm. Not just people who have been with the party for decades, but freshly minted saffron soldiers and people who had no association with Jaitleys ruling BJP or politics also waited in lines at the party headquarters to catch a glimpse of the 66-year old BJP troubleshooter and Minister-extraordinaire. The BJPs go-to man for solutions - Jaitleys mortal remains were on Sunday afternoon placed at the partys national headquarters, located on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg here, where thousands of party workers waited in line to pay their last respects - some with garlands in their hands; some with tears in their eyes. "There is no one like him in Indian politics anymore. He stood out among all the others who rely on playing the blame-game," MK Mishra, a Delhiite outside the party headquarters said, adding that he was there just as a citizen and not associated with the party or with politics. Sanjeev Gupta (40), a Delhi party worker also echoed that "there was no one like him in politics." Senior party workers from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), ML Raja and BT Arasukumar were also waiting in line to pay their last respects to Jaitley and said, "He was a great economist, wonderful legal man, and a great human being. This is a great loss for everyone." Another party worker from Bijnor, UP, said, "I have always wanted to meet him, and now I will get to see him, but on such a tragic day." 26-year-old Vineet Behal from Ludhiana said that Jaitley was his inspiration to finally join the party. He said, "He (Jaitley) was always grounded and truly a very tall leader." In fact, Bharat Dave (54), a senior manager at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), who had travelled to the Capital from Bombay was also waiting in line and said that Jaitley beautifully understood both finance and law. "He has always tried to find ways to fix things - maybe not all people like it - but it will yield long-term fruits," Dave said. Remembering the time when he met Jaitley at the BSE stamp launch, Dave said, "He was always positive with the facts. He wouldnt falsely paint a rosy picture. He would explain that he does not have a magic wand and policies need time to bear fruits."

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