Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay tributes to the former Finance Minister on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-nation tour.
Jaitley, who was one of the longest-serving Presidents of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) from 1999-2013, breathed his last on Saturday after a prolonged illness.
Former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who has been undergoing treatment at Delhi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), died at 66 after a prolonged illness on Saturday.
During his stint as the President of DDCA from 1999 to 2013, the DDCA saw the introduction of better facilities.
Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturday at 12:07 pm at the AIIMS, Delhi, weeks after he was admitted to the hospital after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness.
After the news was made official, the cricket fraternity is mourning the passing away of the former union minister.
Immediately after the news of the leader's demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Arun Jaitley’s wife and son and expressed his condolences.
A lawyer by profession, Jaitley had been an important part in Narendra Modi's Cabinet during his first tenure as prime minister, holding the finance and defence portfolios.
