Senior leaders and people of BJP and other parties reached Arun Jaitley's tribute meeting held in the capital on Tuesday. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi were among those who reached the meeting.

It is known that senior BJP leader and former finance minister Arun Jaitley (66) died on 24 August 2019 at AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi after a long illness. He was undergoing treatment for the last several weeks. He was admitted to the hospital after complaining of breathlessness.

In May last year, Arun Jaitley had undergone a renal transplant at AIIMS with Railways Minister Piyush Goyal filling in for him in the finance ministry at that time. In September 2014, he underwent bariatric surgery to correct the weight he had gained because of a long-standing diabetic condition.

He had been admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, since 9 August. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon'ble Member of Parliament & Former Finance Minister, Government of India at 12:07 pm on 24th August, 2019. Shri Arun Jaitley was admitted in AIIMS , New Delhi on 09/08/2019 and was treated by a multidisciplinary team of senior doctors, "said a release by AIIMS.