"I would consider myself fortunate": Tej Pratap Yadav appeals to PM Modi to serve country as "aviator"

Patna (Bihar) [India], May 9 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow him to serve the country as an "aviator" amid the ongoing escalation between India and Pakistan following the launch of Operation Sindoor.
"You (PM Modi) are requested to give us citizens also an opportunity to serve Mother India. If I lose my life in protecting the country and its citizens, I would consider myself fortunate," Yadav posted on X.
He said he wishes to serve the country alongside security personnel deployed at the border.
"Honorable Prime Minister, Vande Mataram. All of us countrymen are together in this situation of disaster. I, Tej Pratap Yadav, Father: Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, Resident: Patna, State: Bihar, am also capable of performing my duties as an aviator. I have a strong desire to work shoulder to shoulder with the security personnel (forces) on the border and destroy the evil intentions of the enemies," the RJD leader said.
His request comes as India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads against each other after terrorist camps were destroyed at nine locations in the neigbouring country, under Operation Sindoor, which was launched in response to the ghastly Pahalgam terrorist attack.
On Thursday, a complete blackout was enforced in Jammu after sirens were heard and explosions were reported near the Line of Control (Loc) in Poonch and Rajouri districts, amid rising tensions in the region.
The Border Security Forces (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt along the International Boundary in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The attempt was made around 11 pm on May 8. In a post on X, BSF Jammu wrote, "At around 2300 hours on 8 May 2025, BSF foiled a major infiltration bid at the International Boundary in Samba district, J&K."
Additionally, defence sources confirmed that the Indian Army shot down two Pakistani drones in the Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The drones were intercepted amid a heavy exchange of artillery fire between Indian and Pakistani forces.
According to Indian officials, the strikes targeted infrastructure linked to terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The operation was carried out in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 people.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir in India on April 22, the Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday launched 'Operation Sindoor', carrying out precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), days after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. (ANI)