Union Finance Minister, who accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed, at the centenary celebrations of late Congress leader Girdhari Lal Dogra here, said that Dogra was a man of high integrity.
"Dogra sahab never lost an election and presented 26 budgets as the then finance minister. He was a man of high integrity. I never heard him complaining," Jaitley said.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was also seen in presence on the stage at Jammu University.
Girdharilal Dogra was the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for 27 years.
According to sources, the Prime Minister is likely to announce a development package of around Rs. 70,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir.
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