Arun Jaitley writes to PM Modi, opts out of new Cabinet citing health reasons
PTC News
May 29th 2019 01:40 PM --
Updated:
May 29th 2019 01:47 PM
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to not be part of any responsibility in the new government. Jaitley has been ill for the past few months and in February this year, had returned from the US where he had gone for medical treatment. During this period, he had temporarily relinquished the Finance Minister’s position. Here is the letter written by Arun Jaitley
When Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, he had given Jaitley the responsibility of handling Finance, Defence and Information & Broadcasting portfolios.