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'''Bholanath Pandey''' and '''Devendra Pandey''' on December 20, 1978 [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] | '''Bholanath Pandey''' and '''Devendra Pandey''' on December 20, 1978 [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] '''Indian Airlines Flight 410''', en-route on a domestic flight from [[Calcutta airport|Calcutta]] to [[Amausi Airport|Lucknow]], and forced it land at [[Varanasi Airport|Varanasi]]. They demanded the release of [[Indira Gandhi]] (who had been arrested after [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]]) and the withdrawal of all the cases against her son [[Sanjay Gandhi]].<ref name="Kishin_2005">{{cite book | title = Indian Airports (Shocking Ground Realities) | author = Kishin R. Wadhwaney | publisher = Diamond Pocket Books | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-288-0872-2 | page = 124 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dY3uofmVqR8C&dq=bholanath+and+devendra+Pandey&pg=RA1-PA124 | accessdate=2011-07-28 }}</ref> They carried only [[toy weapon]]s. After keeping 130 passengers and crew hostage in the [[Boeing 737-200]] for some hours, they surrendered in the presence of media. | ||
The [[Indian National Congress]] party rewarded them with party tickets for the [[1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980 state assembly election]]; both won the election and became members of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Bhola served as a Congress MLA from 1980 to [[1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] and [[1989 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]] to [[1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1991]] from [[Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballia]] and Devendra remained a member of the house for two terms. | The [[Indian National Congress]] party rewarded them with party tickets for the [[1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980 state assembly election]]; both won the election and became members of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Bhola served as a Congress MLA from 1980 to [[1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] and [[1989 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]] to [[1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1991]] from [[Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballia]] and Devendra remained a member of the house for two terms. | ||
Devendra resigned from the party as a general secretary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]]. Bhola Pandey also became general secretary of the [[Indian Youth Congress]] and secretary of the Indian National Congress. Bhola Pandey unsuccessfully contested the [[1991 Indian general election|1991]], [[1996 Indian general election|1996]], [[1999 Indian general election|1999]], [[2004 Indian general election|2004]], [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] and [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Salempur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salempur]] as a Congress candidate. Devendra never served the party as a general secretary ever again of Uttar Pradesh. He is now preparing for the [[Sultanpur (Assembly constituency)|Sultanpur constituency]] in the hope of a Congress ticket in the next elections. | Devendra resigned from the party as a general secretary of the [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]]. Bhola Pandey also became general secretary of the [[Indian Youth Congress]] and secretary of the Indian National Congress. Bhola Pandey unsuccessfully contested the [[1991 Indian general election|1991]], [[1996 Indian general election|1996]], [[1999 Indian general election|1999]], [[2004 Indian general election|2004]], [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] and [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] [[Lok Sabha]] elections from [[Salempur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salempur]] as a Congress candidate. Devendra never served the party as a general secretary ever again of Uttar Pradesh. He is now preparing for the [[Sultanpur (Assembly constituency)|Sultanpur constituency]] in the hope of a Congress ticket in the next elections. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||