Padma Shri awardee and former BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police on Monday after he received a death threat allegedly from a Khalistani extremist.
After receiving the threat, former Delhi BJP MLA sent letters to the Shahdara Police Commissioner and the SHO of Vivek Vihar Police Station seeking security.
Shunty runs an organization called Shaheed-Ae-Azam Bhagat Singh Foundation and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, which undertakes various social activities including operating a mortuary van and managing crematoriums. Under this organization, the last rites of many unidentified bodies are performed with proper rituals. It was in recognition of this service that he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.
The same threat was also given to his son Jyot Jeet Singh, spokesperson of Delhi BJP unit and he openly expresses his views against Khalistani terrorism from time to time.
“Yesterday, at 12.59 pm, I received a WhatsApp call during which a Khalistan supporter based in Punjabi said: ‘You and your son speak a lot against Khalistan. Now your last time has arrived’. The person spoke for about 35 to 40 seconds before disconnecting the phone,” Shunty said.
He joined the BJP in 2008 and won the Delhi assembly elections from Shahdara in 2013.
“Recently, his video of holding a placard against Khalistan at Delhi’s Connaught Place went viral across the globe,” he added.
