Editing Rajiv Pratap Rudy (section)

==Controversies==
During that tenure as Civil Aviation Minister, Rudy was in controversy of non-payment of his bills at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, [[Goa]], which he had to later pay.<ref name="paymentrudy">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20040223-rajiv-pratap-rudy-non-payment-of-hotel-bill-creates-controversy-790591-2004-02-23|title=Hotel bill row: BJP defends Rajiv Pratap Rudy, political slugfest kicks off|date=February 23, 2004 |magazine=India Today}}</ref> In October 2015, Rajiv Pratap Rudy was in a controversy over sharing on Twitter a screenshot of [[Pakistan]]'s daily [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] website carrying [[Nitish Kumar]]'s ad of vote appeal during [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], prompting JD (U) to launch a sharp attack on him and seek his immediate sacking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/failed-by-a-screenshot-rajiv-pratap-rudy-faces-digital-jibes-1238562|title=Failed By a Screenshot, Rajiv Pratap Rudy Faces Digital Jibes}}</ref> He submitted his resignation from the cabinet on 31 August 2017 prior to imminent reshuffle on 2 September 2017.

In May 2021, Rajiv Pratap Rudy was criticized when 30 unused ambulances were found parked at his [[Amnour]] Vishw-Prabha community centre, even when Bihar was struggling under second wave of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-in-bihar-pappu-yadav-bjp-mp-trade-words-over-unused-ambulances-2437571|title=In Bihar, Pappu Yadav, BJP MP Trade Words Over Unused Ambulances}}</ref> These ambulances were purchased using funds from the [[Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme]] (MPLADS).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/no-drivers-says-bjps-rajiv-pratap-rudy-after-pappu-yadav-targets-him-for-idle-ambulance-fleet/654684/|title=No drivers, says BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy after Pappu Yadav targets him for idle ambulance fleet|website=[[ThePrint]] |date=8 May 2021 }}</ref> Jan Adhikar Party chief [[Pappu Yadav]] raided that community centre run by Rudy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rudy-to-pappu-spare-drivers-for-ambulances/articleshow/82463874.cms|title=Rudy to Pappu: Spare drivers for ambulances|newspaper=The Times of India |date=8 May 2021 }}</ref>