<p class="title">Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday condoled the death of former union finance minister and BJP stalwart<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/arun-jaitley"> Arun Jaitley</a>, saying the country has lost a "nationalist and progressive leader".</p>.<p class="title"><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">Jaitley, 66, breathed his last at 12:07 pm at the AIIMS in Delhi after battling multiple health issues for the last several months. He was on life support.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The country has lost a nationalist and progressive politician in Arun Jaitley. He was a legal luminary and a politician who used to put across his views on national issue frankly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I pray to God that his soul rests in peace and to give strength to his family members and citizens to cope with the loss," Nath said in a statement.</p>
<p class="title">Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday condoled the death of former union finance minister and BJP stalwart<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/arun-jaitley"> Arun Jaitley</a>, saying the country has lost a "nationalist and progressive leader".</p>.<p class="title"><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">Jaitley, 66, breathed his last at 12:07 pm at the AIIMS in Delhi after battling multiple health issues for the last several months. He was on life support.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The country has lost a nationalist and progressive politician in Arun Jaitley. He was a legal luminary and a politician who used to put across his views on national issue frankly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I pray to God that his soul rests in peace and to give strength to his family members and citizens to cope with the loss," Nath said in a statement.</p>