Jitender Singh Shunty Explained

Padma Shri Jitender Singh Shunty
Birth Date:1 August 1962
Residence:Delhi
Office:Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Shahdara
Predecessor:Narender Nath
Successor:Ram Niwas Goel
Term Start:2013
Term End:2015
Party:BJP
Awards:Padma Shree Awardee

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]

Biography

Jitender Singh Shunty founded the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal in 1996. 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, and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.

In September 2014, an unidentified gunman shot at him but missed. Shunty had been reportedly attacked twice before this in 2013 and 2007.[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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jitender Singh 'Shunty'. delhiassembly.nic.in. 22 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Jitender Shigh Shunty MLA of Shahdara Delhi contact address & email. nocorruption.in. 22 June 2019.
  3. Web site: General Election 2013 – Candidate's Affidavit AC No. & Name:62 – SHAHDARA.
  4. Web site: In Photos: Providing Dignity to the Dead By Claiming the Unclaimed. 18 February 2017. The Quint. 22 June 2019.
  5. Barnard. Catherine. Snell. Jukka. September 2017. 14. Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services. Law Trove. 10.1093/he/9780198789130.003.0014. 9780198789130.
  6. Web site: शहीद भगत सिंह सेवा दल ने लीला एम्बिएंस कन्वेंशन होटल में 144 वें विशाल रक्तदान शिविर का किया आयोजन. Tyagi. Priyadarshni. 1 April 2019. Dainik Bhaskar. hi. 26 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Zompa. Tenzin. 2021-11-12. A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life. 2021-12-19. ThePrint. en-US.
  8. Web site: Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home. 4 September 2014. The Indian Express. 22 June 2019.
  9. Web site: दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे. aajtak.intoday.in. 3 September 2014 . hi. 22 June 2019.
  10. Web site: BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा. 3 September 2014. Dainik Jagran. hi. 22 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty. 3 September 2014. Mint. 22 June 2019.
  12. Web site: Caught on Camera: BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty shot at in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, escapes unhurt. 3 September 2014. India Today. 22 June 2019.
  13. Web site: समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत. bollywoodtadka.in. 22 June 2019. 26 December 2018.
  14. Web site: 2021-11-11. Padma Shri Covid warrior Jitender Singh Shunty became 'family' for thousands - Oneindia. 2021-11-30. www.oneindia.com. en. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130054917/https://www.oneindia.com/videos/padma-shri-covid-warrior-jitender-singh-shunty-became-family-for-thousands-1979370.html. dead.
  15. Web site: news. 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. 12 November 2021 . 2021-11-30. en-US.
  16. Web site: Bhaskar . Sonia. 2021-11-11. COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers. 2021-11-30. NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. en-US.
  17. Web site: Bhaskar . Sonia. 2021-11-11. COVID Warrior Jitender Singh Shunty Dedicates His Padma Shri Award To Fellow Frontline Workers. 2021-12-19. NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth Swachh India. en-US.
  18. Web site: Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times. The New Indian Express. 22 June 2019.
  19. Web site: Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi. Kashyap. Sahil. 20 August 2019. en-US. 15 October 2019.
  20. Web site: Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record ISMA TIMES. en-US. 26 August 2019.
  21. Web site: Zompa. Tenzin. 2021-11-12. A 1996 incident at a crematorium that changed Padma Shri awardee Jitender Singh Shunty's life. 2021-11-30. ThePrint. en-US.

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