Tej Pratap Yadav offers to serve as pilot amid India-Pakistan tensions

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the launch of Operation Sindoor, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has offered to fight for the country, citing his training as a pilot.

In a post on X, Yadav stated: “If pilot training can be useful for the country, then I, Tej Pratap Yadav, am always ready to serve the country. For your information, I have also taken pilot training, and even if I lose my life for the country, I would consider myself fortunate. Jai Hind.”

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A former minister from Bihar, Tej Pratap Yadav is the son of former Bihar Chief Ministers, Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav. In his post, offering his services as a pilot, Tej Pratap Yadav also shared his picture in a pilot's uniform, standing next to a helicopter. He has also shared some documents regarding his training as a pilot.

India responds to Pakistan's ceasefire violations

Meanwhile, the Indian Army proportionately responded to unprovoked small arms and artillery fire from the Pakistan Army across the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of 7–8 May. According to officials, Pakistani forces opened fire in areas opposite Kupwara and Baramulla districts, and the Uri and Akhnoor sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

“During the night of 7–8 May, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked fire using small arms and artillery guns across the LoC. The Indian Army responded proportionately,” the Army stated.

Defence sources reported that fifteen civilians were killed and forty-three injured in artillery firing by the Pakistan Army, which targeted civilian areas in Poonch and Tangdhar since last night.

Operation Sindoor targets terror infrastructure

Following the 22 April terror attack in Pahalgam, the Indian Army conducted precision strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor on Wednesday. These strikes aimed to avenge the Pahalgam attack victims and eliminate key Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders and camps involved in plotting attacks on Indian soil.