<p class="title">Attorney General K K Venugopal on Saturday termed the passing away of senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley as a "big loss" for the country, his party and the legal fraternity.<br /><br /><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><br /><br />Describing Jaitley as the brain behind managing difficult situations faced by the BJP, Venugopal said he had lost a "friend" who was an excellent lawyer and an equally good politician.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Condoling the death of the former Finance Minister, Venugopal told PTI: "His death is not only a loss for the country but also the legal community and his political party."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We all will be missing him and his memory will last for long future to come (sic)," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley, 66, who opted out of the Modi 2.0 government over health issues, died at AIIMS here on Saturday after being admitted on August 9 following complaints of breathlessness and restlessness. </p>
<p class="title">Attorney General K K Venugopal on Saturday termed the passing away of senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley as a "big loss" for the country, his party and the legal fraternity.<br /><br /><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><br /><br />Describing Jaitley as the brain behind managing difficult situations faced by the BJP, Venugopal said he had lost a "friend" who was an excellent lawyer and an equally good politician.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Condoling the death of the former Finance Minister, Venugopal told PTI: "His death is not only a loss for the country but also the legal community and his political party."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We all will be missing him and his memory will last for long future to come (sic)," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jaitley, 66, who opted out of the Modi 2.0 government over health issues, died at AIIMS here on Saturday after being admitted on August 9 following complaints of breathlessness and restlessness. </p>