Jitender Singh Shunty

Jitender Singh 'Shunty' (born 1 August 1962), is an Indian politician and social worker. Shunty was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Shahdara from Bhartiya Janta Party in 2013.[1][2][3] Jitender Singh Shunty 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] The NGO organises blood donation camps and provides blood free of cost to the needy patients. It also provides free ambulance service and works in the field of disaster management.[5][6]

Jitender Singh Shunty
Member Legislative Assembly of Delhi
In office
2013-2015
ConstituencyShahdara (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Personal details
Born (1962-08-01) 1 August 1962
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Manjeet Kaur Shunty
ParentsPritpal Singh
ResidenceVivek Vihar, New Delhi
AwardsPadma Shri recipient, 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh’ RED & White Bravery Award - 2000 (Social Service), ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times, 100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records, Centurion Award

Corona Warrior

Jitender Singh Shunty is a corona warrior and survivor, who has rendering phenomenal and exceptional philanthropic services in the NCT of Delhi during the Corona Pandemic.[7] Due to this deadly Virus outbreak, where people even fear to come close to their near ones, Shunty has been cremating the Covid-19 Positive Dead Bodies and ferrying Covid-19 corpses to the cremation/burial grounds in his Hearse vans (funeral vans).[8][9] Shunty has been extending these funeral services and fulfilling the last rites of Covid-19 dead bodies free-of-cost.[10]

He has cremated over 900+ Covid Dead Bodies with the motto of dignity in death and all their respective rituals and transported over 550+ Covid Positive Dead bodies to cremation/burial ground.[11] He has also been providing Free Ambulance Services to Covid Patients and has till date transported over 1300+ Covid Positive Patients.[12]

Early Life and Career

Jitender Singh 'Shunty' was born to Pritpal Singh in Delhi. He was married to Mann kaur 'Shunty'. Jitender 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, Shunty became a part of the BJP in 2008 and contested for the councillor elections from Jhilmil ward of the East municipal corporation and won the elections.[13] Shunty contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,[1] and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.[13]

Controversy
  • In September 2014, Jitender Singh Shunty was shot by an unidentified gunman. Shunty was able to dodge the bullet and remain unharmed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.[13][14][15] The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi.[16][17]
  • In December 2018, Shunty filed an FIR against actor Nasiruddin Shah for his statement saying that he was worried for the security of his children in India[18]
  • In December 2018, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal led a protest against Government of Pakistan for Violating Human Rights outside the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi[19]

Award & Achievements
  • 'First Sikh in the world to donate blood 100 times' and the title of 'Donor Singh', awarded by Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council[20]
  • RED & White Bravery Award - 2000 (Social Service)
  • A Documentary film made on Jitender Singh Shunty, which was titled "Angels for the Dead". The film received the Gold medal in the Zoie film festival at Georgia
  • ISBTI- Chapter award for donating blood 70 times[1]
  • 100 times Blood Donor World Record in World Book of Records[21]
  • Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)[22]
  • Founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal Jitender Singh Shunty is the recipient of Padma Shri [23][10][24]

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. "Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal counters Delhi govt claims of 'reaching out' to assist people in COVID-19 times". ANI News. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. "दिल्लीः शवों का अंतिम संस्कार करने वाली संस्था के संस्थापक को हुआ कोरोना". आज तक (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "Ex-Delhi MLA ensures dignity in death for COVID-19 patients". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  10. "Jitender Singh Shunty - Warrior of Delhi in Covid Era". The News Insight. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. "Delhi: Man who arranged 267 Covid victims' funerals feels let down". The Times of India. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. "Sikh family performing last rites of victims contracts virus". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  13. "Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home". The Indian Express. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. "दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  15. "BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  16. "Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty". Mint. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  17. "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.
  18. "समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत". bollywoodtadka.in. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  19. "Protest outside Pakistan high commission seeking protection of human rights of Sikhs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  20. "Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  21. Kashyap, Sahil (20 August 2019). "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  22. "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record | ISMA TIMES". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  23. "6 from Delhi among this yr's Padma awardees | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. Kashyap, Simran (25 January 2021). "Padma Awards 2021: Check full list of winners here". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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