BJP leader & former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley passes away at 66

August 24:  Days after he was admitted in AIIMS, New Delhi following complaints of breathlessness, senior BJP leader and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturday afternoon. He was 66.

In a statement released by AIIMS, it was stated that, “It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley. Honourable Member of Parliament and former finance minister, government of India at 12:07 pm on 24 August, 2019. Shri Arun jaitley was admitted in AIIMS, New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior doctors.”

Jaitley did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election presumably because of his ill-health. The veteran BJP leader, who was brought in to the hospital on August 9, had been put on life support and was being monitored by a multidisciplinary team of doctors. Ultimately he passed away on Saturday.