BJP leaders pay tribute to former minister Arun Jaitley on his third death anniversary

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Aug
24:
BJP
leaders
on
Tuesday
paid
tribute
to
former
union
minister
Arun
Jaitley
on
his
third
death
anniversary.

“Remembering
the
distinguished
scholar,
lawyer,
administrator
and
former
Union
Minister,
Padma
Vibhushan
Arun
Jaitley
ji
on
his
Punyatithi,”
the
party
said
in
a
tweet.

Minister
of
Commerce
&
Industry,
Consumer
Affairs
&
Food
&
Public
Distribution
and
Textiles
Piyush
Goyal
recalled
Jaitley
as
an
extraordinary
Parliamentarian
and
a
legal
luminary,
who
lives
in
“our
hearts
as
a
stalwart
who
served
the
nation
with
utmost
zeal.”

Kiren
Rijiju,
Union
Minister
of
Law
&
Justice,
said
that
Jaitley
was
A
committed
Nationalist.
“Remembering
&
offering
my
heartfelt
tributes
to
late
Arun
Jaitley
Ji
on
his
Punyatithi.
A
committed
Nationalist
with
exceptional
oratory
skills,
Arun
ji
adorned
every
responsibility
which
came
to
him
to
perfection.
His
knowledge
and
wisdom
will
keep
inspiring
us
forever,”
he
tweeted.

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to
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Former
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
BS
Yediyurappa,
who
was
recently
included
in
the
BJP
Parliamentary
panel,
called
him
as
a
“gifter
orator”
in
his
tribute
tweet.
“Remembering
Padma
Vibhushan
Shri
Arun
Jaitley
Ji
on
his
Punya
tithi.
Senior
leader,
legal
luminary,
gifted
orator
and
an
exceptional
Parliamentarian,
Shri
Jaitley’s
contributions
to
the
nation
and
the
party
will
always
be
cherished,”
he
wrote
on
Twitter.

External
Affairs
Minister
S
Jaishankar
shared
a
picture
of
him
with
Jaitley
on
Twitter
and
said,
“Warmly
remember
Arun
Jaitley
ji
on
his
punya
tithi.
His
erudition
and
generosity
remain
abiding
memories.”

Jaitley’s
contribution
to
the
BJP
in
over
two
decades
is
immense.
A
lawyer
by
profession,
Jaitley
held
cabinet
portfolios
both
in
the
Vajpayee
government
and
Narendra
Modi
government’s
first
term.

Jaitley,
considered
as
one
of
the
most
important
strategists
of
the
BJP,
was
allotted
two
heavyweight
departments
of
finance
and
defence
when
Narendra
Modi
government
was
sworn
in
on
May
26,
2014.
Later
Manohar
Parrikar
took
charge
of
the
defence
ministry.
In
2017,
when
Parrikar
returned
to
Goa
as
chief
minister,
the
defence
portfolio
returned
to
Jaitley
till
Nirmala
Sitharaman
was
sworn
in
as
a
minister.

Historic
economic
initiatives
like
demonetisation
and
implementation
of
Goods
and
Services
Tax
(GST)
were
undertaken
when
Jaitley
was
the
finance
minister.