In tribute to Shri Rajesh Pilot

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Late Shri Rajesh Pilot died on dt. June 11, 2000 was a great leader / Indian politician and a minister in Government of India. He represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha.

Rajesh Pilot was born in Baidpura, a village in Ghaziabad District or Uttar Pradesh, to an army man. His birth name was Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Vidhudi. He was brought up in the poor family of his uncle was doing a Milk dairy in Delhi. Before joining politics, he served as a pilot in Indian Air Force. Later, he adopted "Pilot" as his last name.

Rajesh Pilot resigned from the post of Squadron Leader to join the politics, under the influence of his friend Rajiv Gandhi, who later became the Prime Minister of India. He emerged as a major Gujjar leader.^[1] In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the former queen of Bharatpur. He sent Chandraswami to the prison while he was Internal Security Minister. Later, he lost an election for the post of the Congress president to Sitaram Kesri, but kept himself in the first line of the Congress leaders.

Rajesh Pilot died on June 11, 2000 in a car accident near Jaipur

Shri Rajesh Pilot started a Trust (Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Trust) in 1987 at ITO Delhi. The purpose of the trust has been to provide assistance to the most needy in our society. The Jai jawan jai kishan trust has been working towards elevating the lives and giving support to the downtrodden, the backward and the economically weaker sections.

Mentioned below are few of the works which were undertaken and assisted by the trust:

Kanya Vidhyala Khadri, Yamuna Nagar, Deodhar, Haryana Mihir Bhoj Balika Degree College, Dadri, Uttar Pradesh Vijay Singh Pathik Chhatrawas, Ballabh Nagar, Udaipur Choudhary Salamudin Warsun Trust, Kupwara, J & K Indian Red Cross Society Hospital, Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh SGAD Kh. Hr. Sec. School, Taran Tara, Punjab Dev Narain Chhatrawas (student hostel), Tonk, Rajasthan Kisan Chhatrawas(student hostel), Moti Dongri, Jaipur, Rajasthan Guru Arjun Dev School, Uttar Pradesh Muslim Orphange, Bangalore, Karnataka Kisan Chhatrawas (student hostel), Sawai Bhoj, Bhilwara, Rajasthan Gujjar Bhavan, Chandigarh Gram Vikas Samiti School, Punjab Sardar Patel Ismarak Sansthan Samiti, Gaziabadl Uttar Pradesh Kisan Fauji Chhatrawas (student hostel), Dausa, Rajasthan Kanya Vidya Prachiani Sabha (girls hostel), Yarnuna Nagar, Haryana Rescue Children Foundation School, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Rajesh Pilot Rashtriya Jan Kalyan Sangathan was established in Feb 2005 to commemorate Mr Pilot's vision for India.

Rajesh Pilot gave us the best part of the life for betterment of our country. It honors the legacy of Rajesh pilot, a fallen leader whose strength of character and gift of service to his country are an inspiration to all who knew him.

In tribute to Late Shri Rajesh Pilot