Retired DIG Inderjit Singh Sidhu, 88 years old.
Jagran correspondent, Chandigarh. Retired Punjab Police DIG Inderjit Singh Sidhu, 88, is making an important contribution in keeping Chandigarh clean. He even sweeps the streets of Sector-49 himself every day. For his excellent contribution towards cleanliness, he will be awarded Padmashree on Republic Day.
Former DIG Inderjit Singh Sidhu has become a topic of discussion across the country due to his unique social service. Even after retiring from police service in 1996, he did not stop working for the society and for the last three-four years he has been giving the message of cleanliness by sweeping the streets and collecting garbage daily.
Earlier last year, on the occasion of Independence Day, the UT administration had also honored Sidhu. President Draupadi Murmu will confer these honors, announced on the occasion of Republic Day on 26 January, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Last year, the video of Inderjit Singh Sidhu went viral on the internet media, in which he was seen collecting garbage in Sector-49 and surrounding areas early in the morning. Irrespective of age and position, he proved that social service does not require any position or identity.
He says that Chandigarh is called a beautiful city, but it is sad when even educated people throw garbage on the roads. This pain made cleanliness the mission of his life. He has been cleaning alone for the last four years.
Sidhu held important positions
Inderjit Singh Sidhu was posted in important posts like SP City in Amritsar during the period of terrorism in Punjab Police. He is originally from Sangrur district of Punjab and came to Chandigarh in 1986. After retirement, his son settled abroad, his wife passed away, but he single-handedly set a new example for the society.
He says that he will continue doing this work as long as his body supports him. It is known that earlier in the year 2020, Padma Shri from Chandigarh was received by the famous Jagdish Lal Ahuja from Langar Baba, after that now Inderjit Singh Sidhu has received this honour. Sidhu lives in IAS Society of Sector-49. He wakes up at 5 in the morning and starts collecting garbage from home.
He cleans his society and surroundings in Sector 49. Wherever they see garbage on the roads or in the fields, they pick it up and collect it in a bag or take it to the street vendor. Inderjit Singh Sidhu says that as long as the body continues to support. He will continue doing this work.
Got inspiration to run the campaign from here
He says that when people spread garbage, I pick it up and keep it in my bag. Inderjit Singh says that I had in my mind for a long time that I should start this. But I got inspiration from America. Actually, I went to America once. I was going in the car with the boy. Then I wanted to throw the paper in my hand out of the window. But then he held my hand.
Inderjeet Singh says that the boy respects me a lot and he held my hand because I was doing wrong things. This can happen in India also. We should stop spreading garbage and if people do not stop then we should pick up the garbage ourselves.
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