Arun Jaitley

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The last 60 years have seen collapse of many democracies. For a poor country, it is more difficult to sustain a democracy. From poverty, we have come to being a developing nation. Not only did we survive, we have the distinction of becoming world’s largest democracy.

Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 - 24 August 2019) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Minister of Law from 2000 to 2002. On 26 May 2014, he was appointed the Finance Minister of India.

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  • When the international prices rise, we expect the government to cut its share of profit and its revenue earnings and share the burden of the increase with the common man.
  • He has embarrassed the government. By continuing as minister without portfolio he has earned himself a price for silence.
  • If the prime minister was in the know of it, then he is equally culpable. If he was not aware, then it is for him to introspect as to what kind of government he is running.
  • The last 60 years have seen collapse of many democracies. For a poor country, it is more difficult to sustain a democracy. From poverty, we have come to being a developing nation. Not only did we survive, we have the distinction of becoming world’s largest democracy.
  • The real solution to the Ayodhya issue lies in determining what the originanl character was of the said place of worship.
    • Judicial backlash, Chapter by Arun Jaitley in: India., & Dasgupta, S. (1995). The Ayodhya reference: The Supreme Court judgement and commentaries. New Delhi: Voice of India, p.108

Quotes about Jaitley[edit]

  • Last week I went to see Arun Jaitley. He is one of the few politicians whom I respect. I have known him from the time I was a junior reporter and can say honestly that he is one of a handful of politicians who is not in politics for personal gain but for public service. He is in the process of moving out of the house in Lutyens’ Delhi that was allotted to him as a senior minister. While waiting to see him I noticed blank spaces on the walls where pictures have been taken down. His decision to surrender his government house as soon as he demitted office is remarkable in itself. I know millionaires and maharajahs who have to be physically evicted.
    • Tavleen Singh, It’s time opposition tried to address what actually happened this general election June 16, 2019 [1]

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