former finance minister and senior BJP leaderArun Jaitley's final journey begins

By DAYANAND MOHITE | published: August 25, 2019 01:22 PM 2019-02-12T14:15:30+5:30

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The last rites of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died at the age of 66 after a prolonged illness on Saturday at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), will be performed on Sunday afternoon at the Nigam Bodh Ghat.

Jaitley's mortal remains were taken from AIIMS to his residence in Kailash Colony on Saturday where a gamut of political leaders cutting across party lines gathered to pay their tributes to the BJP stalwart. From here, Jaitley's mortal remains were shifted to BJP headquarters around 11 AM on Sunday for party workers and the public to pay their last respects. His funeral procession will begin from the BJP headquarters to the Nigam Bodh Ghat, where the last rites will be performed around 2.30 PM.

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