Lucknow: Just before a week he was hospitalised, former finance minister Arun Jaitley had given a 'gift' to Rae Bareli which is the parliamentary constituency of Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh. Jaitley had sent a proposal to the Rae Bareli district administration to install 200 solar-powered high-mast lights from his MPLAD funds.

Under MPLADS scheme, MPs can suggest to the District Collector to launch projects up to Rs 5 crore annually in their constituencies. BJP leader Hero Bajpai said, "The recommendation was submitted to the Rae Bareli district administration on August 17, days before he died." The letter by Jaitley is dated July 30, days before he was hospitalised.