Dausa, June 11 -- Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday paid tribute to his father and former Union Minister Rajesh Pilot on Prerna Diwas.

Rajesh Pilot, who passed away in a car accident in Dausa on June 11, 2000, had served as the Union minister of Telecommunications, Internal Security and Environment.

Addressing reporters on the occasion, he said, "Twenty-six years ago, they were separated from us. Just like every year, this year too, at the very spot where their accident happened, we remember them and pay our respects... They always kept people together. I hope that the coming generations will remember them and continue to work with strength in the times ahead."

Born in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, Rajesh Pilot moved to the ...