Jaitley cremated amid emotional scenes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:26.08.2019
Around 3.10 pm, the skies above the cremation ground at Nigambodh Ghat opened up, first slowly and then in a drenching downpour, just as hundreds of emotional mourners watched the flames leap up from the pyre bearing the mortal remains of former finance minister and BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley who passed away on Saturday.
The dark clouds and the rain seemed a fitting farewell for a well loved leader who touched the lives of thousands in his various roles as lawyer, an influential minister, experienced sports administrator and political communicator. The pyre was lit by son Rohan as notables and BJP workers paid their last respects.
The draft sweeping the cremation grounds on the banks of a Yamuna swollen with monsoon waters fanned the flames that consumed Jaitley’s mortal remains as a Delhi Police guard fired a ceremonial farewell. Earlier, the leader’s body arrived draped in a national flag from the BJP headquarters at DDU Marg. A large crowd of mourners, which included dozens of family members, political colleagues and friends, bid Jaitley a tearful farewell.
His long-time associates like India TV head Rajat Sharma, former law officers Mukul Rohatgi and Maninder Singh were next to the pyre. The bier was brought to the pyre by son Rohan and others including BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anurag Thakur. Members of Jaitley’s staff, who have worked with him for years, were also present.
The narrow passage to the pyre and the covered seating was inadequate to accommodate the people who turned up on Sunday afternoon. Among those present to offer their tributes were Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP veteran L K Advani, party president and home Minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP working president J P Nadda, Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anurag Thakur, BJP MPs Vijay Goel and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kapil Sibal and NCP leader Praful Patel.
GONE TOO SOON: BJP leaders pay homage to Arun Jaitley
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi:26.08.2019
Around 3.10 pm, the skies above the cremation ground at Nigambodh Ghat opened up, first slowly and then in a drenching downpour, just as hundreds of emotional mourners watched the flames leap up from the pyre bearing the mortal remains of former finance minister and BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley who passed away on Saturday.
The dark clouds and the rain seemed a fitting farewell for a well loved leader who touched the lives of thousands in his various roles as lawyer, an influential minister, experienced sports administrator and political communicator. The pyre was lit by son Rohan as notables and BJP workers paid their last respects.
The draft sweeping the cremation grounds on the banks of a Yamuna swollen with monsoon waters fanned the flames that consumed Jaitley’s mortal remains as a Delhi Police guard fired a ceremonial farewell. Earlier, the leader’s body arrived draped in a national flag from the BJP headquarters at DDU Marg. A large crowd of mourners, which included dozens of family members, political colleagues and friends, bid Jaitley a tearful farewell.
His long-time associates like India TV head Rajat Sharma, former law officers Mukul Rohatgi and Maninder Singh were next to the pyre. The bier was brought to the pyre by son Rohan and others including BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anurag Thakur. Members of Jaitley’s staff, who have worked with him for years, were also present.
The narrow passage to the pyre and the covered seating was inadequate to accommodate the people who turned up on Sunday afternoon. Among those present to offer their tributes were Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP veteran L K Advani, party president and home Minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP working president J P Nadda, Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anurag Thakur, BJP MPs Vijay Goel and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kapil Sibal and NCP leader Praful Patel.
GONE TOO SOON: BJP leaders pay homage to Arun Jaitley
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