Jitender Singh Shunty

Jitender Singh Shunty (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.[1][2][3] He is the founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO that helps to cremate unclaimed bodies and immerse the ashes as guided by the Hindu and Sikh religion.[4] [5][6] It all started after an incident in 1996 at a crematorium.[7]

Padma Shri Jitender Singh Shunty
Jitender Singh Shunty and President Ram Nath Kovind
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byNarender Nath
Succeeded byRam Niwas Goel
ConstituencyShahdara
Personal details
Born (1962-08-01) 1 August 1962
Political partyBJP
ResidenceDelhi
AwardsPadma Shree Awardee

Biography

Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996.[4] He started his career in politics as an independent councillor from Jhilmil ward in Delhi. However, he became a part of the BJP in 2008 and contested the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections.[8] He contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,[1] and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.[8]

In September 2014, an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.[8][9][10] The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi.[11][12] In December 2018, Shunty filed an FIR against actor Nasiruddin Shah for his statement saying that he was worried about the security of his children in India.[13] In 2021, Jitender Singh Shunty received India's prestigious award Padma Shri for his services during Covid crises.[14][15][16] Jitender Singh Shunty dedicates his Padma Shri Award to fellow frontline workers.[17]

Awards and achievements
  • 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council[18]
  • ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times[1]
  • 100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records[19]
  • Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)[20]
  • Padma Shri Award for social contribution during COVID.[21]

See also

References
  1. "Jitender Singh 'Shunty'". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "Jitender Shigh Shunty MLA of Shahdara Delhi contact address & email". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "General Election 2013 – Candidate's Affidavit AC No. & Name:62 – SHAHDARA".
  4. "In Photos: Providing Dignity to the Dead By Claiming the Unclaimed". The Quint. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. Barnard, Catherine; Snell, Jukka (September 2017). "14. Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services". Law Trove. doi:10.1093/he/9780198789130.003.0014. ISBN 9780198789130.
  6. Tyagi, Priyadarshni (1 April 2019). "शहीद भगत सिंह सेवा दल ने लीला एम्बिएंस कन्वेंशन होटल में 144 वें विशाल रक्तदान शिविर का किया आयोजन". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. Zompa, Tenzin (12 November 2021). "A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. "Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home". The Indian Express. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. "दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. "BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. "Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty". Mint. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  12. "Caught on Camera: BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty shot at in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, escapes unhurt". India Today. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. "समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत". bollywoodtadka.in. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. "Padma Shri Covid warrior Jitender Singh Shunty became 'family' for thousands - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. news (12 November 2021). "Jitendra Singh Shunti got Padma Shri who cremated thousands of dead bodies during Covid. Latest and Breaking News, India News, Political, Sports - Since Independence - Bharat Times English News". Retrieved 30 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. Bhaskar |, Sonia (11 November 2021). "COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  17. Bhaskar |, Sonia (11 November 2021). "COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  18. "Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  19. Kashyap, Sahil (20 August 2019). "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  20. "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record | ISMA TIMES". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  21. Zompa, Tenzin (12 November 2021). "A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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