UP's Sania Mirza: Village girl to become first Muslim fighter pilot of India
Mirzapur: A young lady in a village here has reached high, from being the daughter of a TV mechanic to be selected to become the first Muslim girl Indian Air Force pilot.
She will also be the first IAF pilot from Uttar Pradesh.
Sania Mirza, a resident of Jasovar village near the Dehat Kotwali in Mirzapur, has been selected to become a fighter pilot in the Air Force after she passed the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination. She will join the NDA in Khadakwasla, Pune, on December 27, reports NDTV.
Her achievement thus far has brought to not just her district and state but also the entire nation.
Sania's father Shahid Ali said that Sania considers Avni Chaturvedi, the country's first fighter pilot as her role model. “She always wanted to be like Avni Chaturvedi. Sania is the second girl in the country to be selected as a fighter pilot,” he said.
Her mother Tabassum Mirza said, “Our daughter has made us and the entire village proud. By fulfilling her dream of becoming the first fighter pilot, Sania also inspired girls in the village to follow their dreams.”
Sania studied at the Pandit Chintamani Dubey Inter College in her village, till Class 10, before going to Guru Nanak Girls' Inter College in the city, where she was the district topper in the 12th UP Board.
She started preparing to achieve her goal at the Centurion Defense Academy.
Having studied in a Hindi medium school, Sania said that success can be achieved with determination, regardless of the medium of education.
She expresses gratitude to and credits the Academy as well as her parents for her success.
She said that since only two seats were reserved for women as fighter pilots at the NDA 2022, she could not get a seat in her first attempt. “But I have found a place in my second try,” she added.
There were 400 seats in both male and female categories at the NDA 2022 examination, but only 19 seats were for women, two for fighter pilots. Sania got a place in the Academy on the strength of her talent.
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Kharge has put 'full stop' to leadership speculation in Karnataka: Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge has put a "full stop" on the issue of leadership change in the state.
Kharge's statement has a lot of significance and there ends the matter for now. Everyone in the party should respect and accept this, he said.
Parameshwara was referring to Kharge's statement on Thursday that there was no chief minister change in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state will be resolved soon.
Kharge's statement came amid speculation within the party and political circles about a possible decision on leadership change and cabinet reshuffle after May 4, once the results for assembly elections in four states and one union territory, along with bypolls to two assembly segments in Karnataka, are announced.
"Mallikarjun Kharge is our party's national president. He has a lot of experience. Several people, including me, have said that in the case of change (in leadership), if he (Kharge) comes (as CM), no one could speak in front of his experience and everyone would accept it. While replying to it, Kharge said that there is a chief minister now, and there is no question of change as of now," Parameshwara said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "I welcome his (Kharge) statement because I feel he has expressed his opinion after a discussion involving him, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, K C Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala (both AICC general secretaries). I may be right or wrong. I feel that his statement has a lot of significance. So that matter ends there for now."
Responding to a question on repeated statements by several party leaders regarding leadership change, the home minister said, what the AICC chief has said on the matter is final. It should be respected and accepted by all in the party. There is no meaning in interpreting it further.
"I cannot respond to what others say, but I can say my opinion. In my opinion, the AICC chief is the supreme authority in the party. He, along with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, are our high command. If the high command has said something, we should both respect and accept it. There ends the matter," he said.
Kharge has put a "full stop" on the issue, he further said, adding that, "When he has said there is no change. It is a full stop."
Responding to a question on Parameshwara's recent statement about Kharge becoming chief minister, the AICC chief on Thursday said, "You (media), he (Parameshwara), and people at the top say that it is better if I become CM. But more than fate, as per my ideology and my service to the party so far, Sonia Gandhi makes decisions regarding me."
He had further said, "But that question does not arise now. There is already a CM here. If Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and I together have to take any decision in that direction, it will take some time. Let's wait and see."
Kharge on Friday too said no date has been fixed yet to discuss a possible leadership change in Karnataka.
Supporters of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar have been insisting on his elevation in line with a reported power-sharing agreement with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah when the party won the 2023 Assembly elections. Some have even claimed that "sweet news" is expected by May 15, which is Shivakumar's birthday.
The leadership tussle within the ruling party has intensified amid speculation about a possible change of chief minister after the Congress government completed the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, 2025.
The speculation has been fuelled by a reported "power-sharing" arrangement between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar at the time of government formation in 2023.
