Rare pics of BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Finance and Defence

New Delhi: Arun Jaitley is Union cabinet Minister in Narendra Modi government who is handling the responsibilities of two ministries - Finance and Defence. He was also a minister in Vajpayee led NDA government and he held crucial ministries like Commerce and Industry and Law and Justice. He is one of the most experienced politicians of the ruling BJP.Born to a lawyer father, Maharaj Kishan Jaitley and mother Ratan Prabah Jaitley, Arun followed his father's footsteps and went on to obtain a degree in Law from Delhi University. Jaitley was an outstanding student who not only excelled in academics but also proved himself in extra curricular activities at College level. Arun with wife Sangeeta performing a wedding ritualJaitley is married to Sangeeta Jaitley since 24 May 1982. They have two children, a son named Rohan and a daughter named Sonali. He was the president of Students Union at Delhi University. Married to Sangeeta Jaitley since 1982, Jaitley has two kids, son Rohan and daughter Sonali.Arun Jaitley was born on 28th December, 1952. He is the Union Cabinet Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defense. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency but was defeated by Capt Amrinder Singh (Congress). Arun Jaitley was born in a typically Punjabi family. He studied in St Xaviers School, Delhi. The newly wed couple Arun with wife SangeetaAs a student Arun Jaitley was extremely bright. He always scored well in school. He enrolled himself into Shri Ram College of Commerce, one of the most prestigious colleges of India and Delhi University. Then Jaitley went on to pursue LLB from Faculty of Law (DU). Arun Jaitley acquired a degree in Law from Faculty of Law, DU. His outstanding grades in college gave him immense recognition. He was made the President of the Students Union of Delhi University in 1974.Jaitley began his political career as a student. He was quite an active member of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Arun with wife SangeetaIn 1975 former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed Internal Emergency. This was considered one of the darkest period periods of Independent India. During this period civil liberties were suspended. Arun Jaitley was put under 19 months of preventive detention. On being released from jail he joined Jan Sangh.In 1973 veteran leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan launched an anti corruption movement. This movement came to be known as the JP movement. It was very similar to the one launched by Anna Hazare and India Against Corruption. Arun Jaitley was appointed as the convener of the National Committee for Students and Youth organization during this movement. Arun with his sistersArun Jaitley's political involvement was mainly during his college days. Later he began practicing law with sincerity. He is considered a successful lawyer who worked with several High courts and the Supreme Court of India. In 1990 he was designated as a senior Advocate. Arun Jaitley also participated in investigating the Bofors scam. L K Advani, Madhavrao Scindia, and other eminent leaders were his clients then. Even major corporate like PepsiCo took legal advice from him. He was a delegate on behalf of the Government of India to the United Nations General Assembly Session in June 1998 where the Declaration on Laws Relating to Drugs and Money Laundering was approved.Arun delivering a speech at FICCIDespite his successful career in law, Arun Jaitley's heart was always in politics. He knew that he was born to be in the battleground of politics. He was the spokesman of the BJP before 1999 Lok Sabha Elections. In the Vajpayee government, Arun Jaitley was appointed as the Minister of State State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge). He took over the additional charge of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs on 23 July 2000 following the resignation of Ram Jethmalani as the Union Cabinet Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. Arun with former president APJ Abdul KalamIn 2000 he was made a Cabinet Minister. In 2002 Arun Jaitley became General Sectretary of BJP and also its national spokesperson. After BJP's defeat in 2004 General Elections, he continued to practice law and was yet with the BJP. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2000. In 2006 he was reelected to the Rajya Sabha. He was also elected as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha in 2009. As a leader of the Rajya Sabha, he was extremely vocal about his opinion. Jaitley has excellent oratory skills and he left no opportunity to display them. Arun as the Union Minister of Commerce and IndustryCarrying the skills of an advocate helped him. He always did his home work before coming to the Rajya Sabha. Arun Jaitley had never faced any direct elections till the most recent one. In 2014 Lok Sabha Arun Jaitley faced his first direct election by contesting from Amritsar lok Sabha constituency. He worked very hard in his campaigns and senior BJP leaders felts that he was sure to win. But he lost to Amrinder Singh of the Congress party. Amrinder Singh is former CM of Punjab. Arun Jaitley was extremely shocked and disappointed by his defeat. He didn't leave his house when the results became apparent. Many BJP leaders went to visit him at his residence to console him. Arun with veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari VajpayeeAs an advocate Arun has represented the Birla family and filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma. Arun Jaitley is a strategic planner. The BJP has seen a number of victories under his planning. For instance in 2007, Arun Jaitley was instrumental in organizing campaign that returned incumbent CM Narendra Modi back to power. Modi had specially requested Jaitley's support. He managed eletions for Uma Bharti in Madhya Pradesh and was specifically put in charge of Karnataka which went to polls simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections in 2004. BJP then won 18 out of 26 seats in LS elections and 83 in Assembly elections. Arun Jaitley is an individual who is gifted with keen political foresight and dexterity. He has created an identity for himself in the filed of law and politics. He has a viewpoint to share on every aspect. . Apart from that his experiences at every level of politics right from the grassroots level to the epicenter of the power makes him invaluable to his party. All the more is also considered as one of the finest statesmen of our present time.Arun Jaitley is loved and hated for his instant remarks. He once said to the former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the issue of escalating prices-“He has only expressed his concern on price rise. Arun with wife and childrenThere is no indication of steps to translate this concern into action. Price rise can't be tackled by cliché.” On another occasion he commented on Failure of the Government under Congress regime -“The single largest failure of the government is the mismanagement of food prices. The government must act or otherwise it must perish.”Arun Jaitley's words for the former PM-“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.”Arun having some fun time playing cricketArun with his kid having a fun mealArun with his sonArun with his newly wedded wife Sangeeta on their wedding dayArun during his college days as the president of Student Union at Delhi UniversityArun as a kidArun as a kid with his two sistersArun as a kid with his mother