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|name = Rajesh Pilot | |name = Rajesh Pilot | ||
|birth_name = Rajeshwar Prasad | |birth_name = Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri | ||
|image = Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg | |image = Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg | ||
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|caption = Rajesh Pilot on a 2008 stamp of India | |caption = Rajesh Pilot on a 2008 stamp of India | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1945|2|10}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1945|2|10}} | ||
|birth_place = | |birth_place = [[Bulandshahr district]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]] | ||
|death_place | |death_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] | ||
|death_date | |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2000|06|11|1945|2|10}} | ||
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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 crash near [[Jaipur]]. | ||
== Early life and air force career == | == Early life and air force career == | ||
Rajeshwar Prasad | Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri was born in Baidpura Village in present day Greater Noida and was a member of the [[Bidhuri]] [[Gujjar]] community. He was respected from an early age as he was admitted to Indian Air Force, which was an outstanding achievement in rural India.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} 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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|date=14 February 1998 | |date=14 February 1998 | ||
|access-date=30 May 2007 | |access-date=30 May 2007 | ||
}}</ref> In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of [[Bharatpur State | }}</ref> In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of [[Bharatpur State]]. | ||
On an official visit to the Netherlands in 1988, his Dutch counterpart, learning Pilot was a former IAF officer, arranged for him to fly a [[RNLAF]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]; the IAF subsequently invited Pilot to test a new [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] following his return to India.<ref name="F16"/> | On an official visit to the Netherlands in 1988, his Dutch counterpart, learning Pilot was a former IAF officer, arranged for him to fly a [[RNLAF]] [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]]; the IAF subsequently invited Pilot to test a new [[Mikoyan MiG-29|MiG-29]] following his return to India.<ref name="F16"/> | ||
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He sent [[Chandraswami]] to prison when he was the Internal Security Minister. Later, he lost the election for the post of Congress president to [[Sitaram Kesri]], but remained in the first line of Congress leaders. | He sent [[Chandraswami]] to prison when he was the Internal Security Minister. Later, he lost the election for the post of Congress president to [[Sitaram Kesri]], but remained in the first line of Congress leaders. | ||
Rajesh Pilot died on 11 June 2000 in a car | Rajesh Pilot died on 11 June 2000 in a car crash near [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/12/stories/01120002.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818100221/http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/12/stories/01120002.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2013|title=Rajesh Pilot killed in road accident|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 June 2000|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jun/11pilot.htm|title=Rajesh Pilot dies in road mishap|author=Kamla Bora|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=11 June 2000|access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref> | ||
India Post has issued a commemorative postage | India Post has issued a commemorative postage stamp of ₹5.00 on 11 June 2008. | ||
In New Delhi and [[Gurgaon]], a road has been named in his honour. In [[Rewari]], a roundabout has been named after him in his honour. | In New Delhi and [[Gurgaon]], a road has been named in his honour. In [[Rewari]], a roundabout has been named after him in his honour. | ||
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{{Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (India)}} | {{Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (India)}} | ||
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