Articles tagged under: Arun Jaitley

PM Modi donates his plot for setting up Naad Brahma Centre for Indian Music in Gandhinagar

March 12, 2024
PM Modi donates his plot for setting up Naad Brahma Centre for Indian Music in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi has donated the plot of land allocated to both himself and the late senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in Gandhinagar for setting up the Naad Brahma Institute of Indian Music's building. The plot is located in Sector-1 of Gandhinagar. An iconic building dedicated to the field of music is set to be erected on the plot. The plot originally assigned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the late leader Arun Jaitley by the Government has been handed ove...Read More

‘I miss my friend a lot’: PM Modi remembers Arun Jaitley on first death anniversary

August 24, 2020
‘I miss my friend a lot’: PM Modi remembers Arun Jaitley on first death anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remembered former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on the first anniversary of his death for his diligent service to the country and his “wit, intellect, legal acumen”. “On this day, last year, we lost Shri Arun Jaitley Ji. I miss my friend a lot. Arun Ji diligently served India. His wit, intellect, legal acumen and warm personality were legendary,” the Prime Minister tweeted. The Prime Minister also tagged a video of his comment...Read More

Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and more; AMC names five over bridges in the city

August 13, 2020
Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and more; AMC names five over bridges in the city

Ahmedabad: Standing Committee meeting of Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today took three major decisions which are following. ➖ Advance booking for use of community halls can be cancelled without any penalty till 31st of December this year in view of coronavirus epidemic situation. ➖Several new flyovers have been given names: A railway over bridge in Ranip area has been named as Atmanirbhar Gujarat railway over bridge A flyover bridge on Ashram road over Income Tax...Read More

Bhakti Sangit Sabha held in Ahmedabad to pay tribute to Arun Jaitley

September 05, 2019

Ahmedabad: A prayer meeting was held today at Karnavati club of city to pay tribute to late BJP leader and former finance minister Shri Arun Jaitley who was also Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat for many years. Among those present in this gathering were Gujarat Chief Minister VIjay Rupani, union minister Gajendrasinh Shekhawat, minister Saurabh Patel, Pradipsinh Jadeja, Amit Shah's wife, Amit Shah's son Jay, Arun Jaitley's wife, daughter and son among other family members, Vaishnav top priest,...Read More

Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi

August 25, 2019
Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi

New Delhi:BJP's key strategist and troubleshooter Arun Jaitley was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat, here on Sunday. Hundreds, including Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Women & Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad a...Read More

Karnali in Gujarat stays closed paying respect to Arun Jaitley

August 24, 2019

Vadodara: Shops/market in Karnali in Central Gujarat stayed closed today to pay respect to Arun Jaitley. Shri Jaitley had adopted Chanod - Karnali under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. He had paid multiple visits and initiated/completed several major development works including a bridge here.   DeshGujaratRead More

Arun Jaitley (66) passes away

August 24, 2019
Arun Jaitley (66) passes away

New Delhi:Former union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitely passed away here on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon'ble member of Parliament and former finance minister at 1207 hrs on 24th August, 2019." the hospital confirmed in a statement. He was admitted in AIIMS on August 9 and was being treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior d...Read More

‘Talaq’ without a Social Security – a note by Shri Arun Jaitley

July 31, 2019
‘Talaq’ without a Social Security – a note by Shri Arun Jaitley

By Shri Arun Jaitley (Via his Facebook note) Both Houses of Parliament have approved the “Triple Talaq” Bill. The new law seeks to criminalise those who in defiance of law still resort to this practice and drive their wife to destitution. I had an opportunity to listen to the debate in Both the Houses. Strong arguments were presented on both sides. There are some basic principles to be kept in mind while analysing this issue. No social security for women in India Those who champion...Read More

Arun Jaitley opts out of new government over health reasons

May 29, 2019
Arun Jaitley opts out of new government over health reasons

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has opted out from new government citing health reason and need of time for treatment. In a letter written to the Prime Minister, one day before swearing-in function at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Jaitley said: I am writing to you to formally request you that I should be allowed a reasonable time for myself, my treatment and my health and therefore not be a part of any responsibility, for the present, in the new Government. I would obviously have a lot of time at...Read More