<p class="title">Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/arun-jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a> was fateful to his ideology till his last breath and the BJP owes him for being what it is today.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Condoling the demise of the former Finance Minister, Sibal said, "We have lost someone whom the nation needed for many years."</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>RIP Arun Jaitley |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/rip-arun-jaitley-former-finance-minister-passes-away-at-66-753273.html" target="_blank"> Former finance minister passes away at 66</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Sibal said Jaitley was a man of exceptional qualities and abilities and was wedded to an ideology since his university days and was "fateful to that ideology till his last breath".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley was a man who breathed politics, understood politics and was committed to the country, Sibal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Congress leader further said Jaitley was "an outstanding parliamentarian as leader of the opposition and none could match him".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP owes Jaitley for being what it is today, Sibal told PTI</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley helped the leadership of the party behind closed doors because of his connections with people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He was a man who understood the politics of the moment," he said. </p>
<p class="title">Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/arun-jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a> was fateful to his ideology till his last breath and the BJP owes him for being what it is today.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Condoling the demise of the former Finance Minister, Sibal said, "We have lost someone whom the nation needed for many years."</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>RIP Arun Jaitley |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/rip-arun-jaitley-former-finance-minister-passes-away-at-66-753273.html" target="_blank"> Former finance minister passes away at 66</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Sibal said Jaitley was a man of exceptional qualities and abilities and was wedded to an ideology since his university days and was "fateful to that ideology till his last breath".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley was a man who breathed politics, understood politics and was committed to the country, Sibal said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The senior Congress leader further said Jaitley was "an outstanding parliamentarian as leader of the opposition and none could match him".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP owes Jaitley for being what it is today, Sibal told PTI</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley helped the leadership of the party behind closed doors because of his connections with people.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He was a man who understood the politics of the moment," he said. </p>