Vote for BJP in urban local bodies" poll for "triple engine" govt in UP: Adityanath

UP: Man booked for attempting to rape 5-year-old girl

Congress to mark 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra with concert in Jaipur

BJYM, Hindu outfits put off planned protest march at AMU

Karachi battles gas crisis; residents face unannounced load shedding, 2-hr gas supply in a day

Elderly man in judicial custody dies during treatment in UP hospital

Himachal Pradesh skittle Haryana for 46, take 200-run lead on Day 1

Pak court grants protective bail to PM Shehbaz"s son Suleman in money laundering case

British Library celebrates India ties with exhibition on Hampi

Nine policemen suspended after suspect dies in police custody in UP

Gangster"s property attached in UP"s Pratapgarh district

Maoists torch construction company vehicles in Jharkhand’s Chatra district

Sino-India border situation "generally stable": China on Yangtse clash

Babar Azam not taking advice from seniors, claims Shahid Afridi

Qlite Global launches their exclusive Grand Experience Centre

"Disillusioned with central leadership": Sikkim BJP president says he has resigned

2001 attack anniversary: Ready to guard new Parliament if directed, say CRPF heroes

Class 2 student dies after scuffle with fellow students in UP

Three killed in accident in UP"s Lakhimpur KheriLakhimpur Kheri (UP), Dec 13 (PTI) Three motorcycle borne youths were killed and "

Abandoned girl child from Assam adopted by Spanish professor

Home >> Delhi

Politicians across the aisle pay last respects to ex FM

| Sunday | 25th August, 2019

In addition to Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar; Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, and LJD leader Sharad Yadav were at the party headquarters to pay their last respects to Jaitley. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also paid their last respects at the residence. LJD leader Sharad Yadav, who had often locked horns with Jaitley in Parliament, was also at the party headquarters. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and a Bhutanese envoy from the embassy in Delhi also visited the party headquarters. The cremation was attended by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Prakash Javadekar, Smriti Irani, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

New Delhi: Several senior party workers, Cabinet and Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of other states, and people closely related to the party and Arun Jaitley, bid the former Finance Minister an emotional goodbye throughout the day on Sunday. In addition to Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar; Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das, and LJD leader Sharad Yadav were at the party headquarters to pay their last respects to Jaitley. BJP leaders Madhav Rao and Shivraj Singh Chauhan had earlier arrived at Jaitleys Kailash Colony residence along with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and an envoy from the UK, who said that many in Britain treasured Jaitley. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also paid their last respects at the residence. The former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu was also at the residence along with Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla, who called Jaitley a great speaker and parliamentarian. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Harsh Vardhan, Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das and Bharatiya Janata Party National Working President J P Nadda were among those who paid homage to the departed leader at the party headquarters. LJD leader Sharad Yadav, who had often locked horns with Jaitley in Parliament, was also at the party headquarters. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and a Bhutanese envoy from the embassy in Delhi also visited the party headquarters. The cremation was attended by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Prakash Javadekar, Smriti Irani, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Also present were BJP veteran LK Advani as well as other party leaders including B S Yediyurappa, Gautam Gambhir, along with opposition leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, who said, "He (Jaitley) was one of the last few great parliamentarians in the country."

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

₹ 10 - ₹ 1000

NYOOOZ FRIEND

₹ 2000 - ₹ 5000

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.

Stay updated with all the Delhi Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.