Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal is a non-governmental organisation based in Delhi, India. The organisation, named after Indian freedom fighter martyr Bhagat Singh works towards access and availability of emergency services. It is led by former MLA Jitender Singh Shunty. The organisation used to help with cremation of unclaimed bodies before COVID-19; however, after the start of the pandemic, it recorded a great increase in number of calls.[1] The organisation started mobile fronts to keep bodies safe overnight by storing them in refrigerators in ambulances so that the bodies could be cremated next day.[2]

The organisation also arranged langar for workers of quarantine facilities, and for blood donation camps and free blood to those who needed it.[3][1] As of May 2021, it had 8 drivers and 18 vehicles that included carriages and ambulances operated with the help of a team consisting of 22 people.[4][5]

In the past, the organisation has been involved in several other activities. It had filed an FIR against Nasiruddin Shah for alleged anti-national remarks.[6] The members of the organisation also protested in front of Pakistan High Commission, appealing to the Pakistan Government to put a stop to atrocities on Sikhs and other minorities in Pakistan.[7] and did a lecture on the ideology of Bhagat Singh on the 108th anniversary of his birth in 2015.[8]

References
  1. Sengupta, Nayanika (12 October 2020). "Delhi NGO gives dignity to 100s of Covid dead, loses ambulance driver to virus". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal helping families cremate COVID patients". news.abplive.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Saluting Corona Warriors: Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal Ensures Dignity In Death | Coronavirus Warriors". NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. Sen Gupta in New, Joydeep. "Covid-19 in India: Good Samaritan gives dignified farewell to discarded victims". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. "दिल्लीः कोरोना से मरने वालों लोगों के परिजनों की ऐसे मदद कर रहा शहीद भगत सिंह सेवा दल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal filed complaint against Actor Naseeruddin Shah". Punjab Post. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. "अंतरराष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार दिवस पर पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन, पाक उच्चायोग को सौंपा ज्ञापन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "On eve of 108th birth anniv, lecture on Bhagat Singh's ideology held". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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