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|birth_name = Rajeshwar Prasad | |birth_name = Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri | ||
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[[Squadron leader|Squadron Leader]] '''Rajeshwar Prasad | [[Squadron leader|Squadron Leader]] '''Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri''' (10 February 1945 – 11 June 2000), also known as '''Rajesh Pilot''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|'|r|a:|dʒ|ɪ|ʃ|_|p|a:|ɪ|l|l|ʌ|t|ə}}) was an Indian politician, a minister in the [[Government of India]] and a former [[Indian Air Force]] officer. He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] party and represented the [[Dausa]] constituency in [[Lok Sabha]]. His original name was Rajesh Bidhuri. Rajesh Pilot died on 11 June 2000 in a car accident near [[Jaipur]]. | ||
== Early life and air force career == | == Early life and air force career == | ||
Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri was born in Baidpura Village of now Greater Noida and belonged to the [[Bidhuri|Bidhuri clan]] or gotra of [[ | Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri was born in Baidpura Village of now Greater Noida and belonged to the [[Bidhuri|Bidhuri clan]] or gotra of [[Gujjar|Gujjar caste]]. He was respected from an early age as he was admitted to Indian Air Force, which was an outstanding achievement in rural India. Rajeshwar Prasad, was commissioned in the General Duties (Pilot) branch of the Indian Air Force as a [[pilot officer]] on 29 October 1966.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=343 |date=29 April 1967 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was promoted to [[flying officer]] on 29 October 1967 and to [[flight lieutenant]] on 29 October 1971.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=373 |date=4 May 1968 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=697 |date=13 May 1972 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He fought in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] as a bomber pilot,<ref name="mourns">{{cite news|url=http://news.rediff.com/news/2000/jun/12josy.htm|title=Rajesh Pilot: Baidpura mourns the death of a legend|author=Josy Joseph|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=12 June 2000|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> flying a modified [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou]].<ref name="F16">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880831-rajesh-pilot-flies-f-16-during-official-visit-to-holland-797619-1988-08-31|title=Rajesh Pilot flies F-16 during official visit to Holland|publisher=India Today|date=31 August 1988|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref> He was promoted to [[squadron leader]] on 29 October 1977.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=703 |date=15 July 1978 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 8 August 1978, he was seconded to the Ministry of Agriculture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Air Branch) |page=1014 |date=17 November 1979 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
In late 1979, Prasad resigned his commission while posted in [[Jaisalmer]] to join politics, under the influence of his friend [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who later became the [[Prime Minister of India]]. He contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections as an INC candidate from Bharatpur, changing his surname to Pilot at the same time.<ref name="mourns"/> | In late 1979, Prasad resigned his commission while posted in [[Jaisalmer]] to join politics, under the influence of his friend [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who later became the [[Prime Minister of India]]. He contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections as an INC candidate from Bharatpur, changing his surname to Pilot at the same time.<ref name="mourns"/> | ||
==In politics== | ==In politics== | ||
Pilot emerged as a prominent [[ | Pilot emerged as a prominent [[Gujjar]] leader in India.<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/14dausa.htm | |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/14dausa.htm | ||
|title=BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes | |title=BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes | ||
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[[Category:People from Dausa district]] | [[Category:People from Dausa district]] | ||
[[Category:Accidental deaths in India]] | [[Category:Accidental deaths in India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian aviators]] | [[Category:Indian aviators]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force officers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Hindus]] | [[Category:Indian Hindus]] | ||
[[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | [[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] | ||