Jitender Singh Shunty joins AAP ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi: Padma Shri awardee and social worker Jitender Singh Shunty joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls slated for February next year.

Shunty, the president of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Foundation, gained recognition for his



humanitarian efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He is also the founder of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal, an NGO known for cremating unclaimed bodies and performing post-cremation rites in accordance with Hindu and Sikh traditions.