Union Minister’s ashes immersed in Ganga

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Union Minister’s ashes immersed in Ganga

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 | PNS | Haridwar

Former Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley's ashes were immersed in Ganga at Brahmakund, Har Ki Paidi as per Vedic rituals by his son Rohan on Monday in Haridwar. Among other BJP leaders, the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Union minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the State’s Urban Development minister Madan Kaushik, Forest and Wildlife minister Harak Singh Rawat and others were also present on the occasion. The office bearers of Ganga Mahasabha and Yoga guru Swami Ramdev also offered floral tribute to the departed leader.

Jaitley had passed away in New Delhi on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66. He was cremated at Nigambodh Ghat in the national Capital with full state honours on Sunday.

The relatives of Arun jaitley had reached Haridwar on Monday afternoon and the ashes’urn was brought to Har Ki Paidi by state CM and cabinet ministers. The ghat echoed with slogans “Arun Jaitley amar rahey.”  Paying tribute to Jaitley, the chief minister said that his demise was an irreparable loss for the nation.

Swami Ramdev said that Jaitley was a man of wisdom and his death has left a vacuum in the country. It is an irreparable loss to the nation. He also said that Patanjali family had a good relation with the departed leader who was not only expert in financial matters but other political issues as well. Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Agrawal, BJP State president Ajay Bhatt, State minister Dhan Singh Rawat, MLAs Yastishwaranand, Deshraj Karnwal, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Adesh Chauhan and others also paid their tributes to Jaitley.

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