In Pics: Amit Shah Unveils Late Arun Jaitley's Statue At Feroz Shah Kotla

Arun Jaitley was the President of DDCA from 1997 to 2013. The installation of the statue has come amid the strong opposition from former India and Delhi captain Bishan Singh Bedi. Bedi has accused DDCA of promoting nepotism and also resigned from the membership of DDCA. Photo: PTI

Arun Jaitley was the President of DDCA from 1997 to 2013. The installation of the statue has come amid the strong opposition from former India and Delhi captain Bishan Singh Bedi. Bedi has accused DDCA of promoting nepotism and also resigned from the membership of DDCA. Photo: PTI

Jaitley was president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for 14 years, from 1999 to 2013, before he opted out of cricket administration due to the 2014 general elections that were coming up at the time.  Photo: PTI

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, former India and Delhi captains Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were also present inside the Arun Jaitley Stadium at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground for the ceremony.  (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Many prominent BJP leaders paid tribute to Arun Jaitley. Prime Minister Modi wrote in a tweet that Jaitley worked continuously for the development of the country. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today unveiled the statue of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur were also present at the event. Weighing around 800 kg, the statue costs about Rs 15 lakh. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)

Today, on the birth anniversary of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, many big leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party including PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to him. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)