NEW DELHI: Expressing grief over the passing away of senior BJP leader
Arun Jaitley, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the entire ‘
Sangh Parivar
’ will miss the former finance minister’s presence, which was needed at a time when the country is witnessing holistic development.
“Arun Jaitley had an early start in politics... As the nation is witnessing overall development, his contributions were immensely needed. His absence will be felt by his near and dear ones,” Bhagwat and RSS joint general secretary
Suresh Joshi said in a joint statement.
Senior RSS functionary
Dattatreya Hosabole said, “We have lost some very competent and dedicated stalwarts who were karyakartas at their heart and in behaviour. Arunji’s passing away is an irreparable loss. A void is created that can’t be filled. A dear friend is gone. An intellectual, a leader with human approach who was adept at crisis management will now only be a
memory
.”
“He set a high moral example... The General is gone. We strive to keep the march go on (sic)!” Hosabale said.