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
ParentsLate Pritpal Singh
ResidenceVivek Vihar, New Delhi
Awards'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

Early Life and Career

Jitender Singh 'Shunty' was born to Late 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.[7] Shunty contested his first Delhi Assembly election in 2013,[1] and won from the Shahdara constituency with 45,364 votes.[7]

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.[7][8][9] The incident happened at his residence in Vivek Vihar in Delhi.[10][11]
  • 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[12]
  • 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[13]

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[14]
  • 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[15]
  • Centurion Award by The National Blood Transfusion Council (Government of India) & Delhi State Blood Transfusion Council (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)[16]
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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. "Shunty had sought police security a year ago, installed CCTV cameras at home". The Indian Express. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. "दिल्ली के शाहदरा से बीजेपी विधायक जितेंद्र सिंह पर फायरिंग, बाल-बाल बचे". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. "BJP विधायक शंटी पर हमले की नेताओं ने की निंदा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. PTI (3 September 2014). "Gunman opens fire at Delhi MLA Jitender Singh Shunty". Mint. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. DelhiSeptember 3, IndiaToday in New; September 3, 2014UPDATED; Ist, 2014 12:32. "Caught on Camera: BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty shot at in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, escapes unhurt". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "समाजसेवी जितेंद्र सिंह शंटी ने नसीरूद्दीन शाह के खिलाफ दर्ज करवाई शिकायत". bollywoodtadka.in. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. "Protest outside Pakistan high commission seeking protection of human rights of Sikhs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  14. "Delhi: MP Gautam Gambhir felicitates Sikh social worker for donating blood 100 times". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  15. Kashyap, Sahil (20 August 2019). "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be conferred with world record in Delhi". Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. "Donor Singh Jitender Singh Shunty to be Conferred with World Record | ISMA TIMES". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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