Rajinder Singh Matta
Retd. SSP · Halka Incharge, Kartarpur
Rajinder Singh Matta
Retd. SSP · Halka Incharge, Kartarpur
Forty years in the Punjab Police — from Station House Officer to Senior Superintendent of Police, decorated three times by the President of India. Since 2023, back among the people of Kartarpur as the Congress Halka Incharge.
In service since
1980
(a) About
A life in service
Rajinder Singh Matta joined the police service in 1980 and rose through every rank — SHO, DSP, SP, AIG, DCP and finally SSP — with postings across Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur. Three times decorated by the President of India with gallantry, meritorious and distinguished service medals, and honoured with a State Medal by the Chief Minister, he retired in 2020 after four decades in uniform.
He joined the Congress in 2023 and now serves as Halka Incharge of Kartarpur — listening to residents daily, guiding them to solutions, and building the party from the booth up. He carries out the directions of the Punjab Congress Committee and the All India Congress Committee across rallies, dharnas, campaigns and social programmes.
40 yrs
In the police service, 1980–2020
3×
Medals from the President of India
224
Booths organised across 166 villages
(b) Work as Halka Incharge
On the ground in Kartarpur
Rallies, marches and camps — organised shoulder to shoulder with the people.
Rallies & campaign leadership
Organised the district-level Congress Maha-Rally in Kartarpur with PPCC President Raja Warring and LoP Pratap Singh Bajwa, and coordinated village-level campaigning and Jansabhas with MP Charanjit Singh Channi across the Lok Sabha constituency.
Standing with farmers
Led the Kisaani Bachao tractor march through Kartarpur during the Kisan Andolan, a convoy to the MGNREGA Bachao Rally at Barnala headlined by LoP Rahul Gandhi, and protests against land pooling and rising fuel prices.
Protests & public accountability
Collected 16,000+ signed forms in the 'Vote Chor Gaddi Chor' campaign, led a candlelight march for justice for Professor Neha, and stood with party workers against false cases and the drug crisis.
Education & social welfare
Honoured Waryana Evening School toppers for three consecutive years, distributed books to needy children, organised blood donation and free eye check-up camps, and ran langar and Christmas outreach across faiths.
(c) Police career
40 years in uniform
A record of service across the Doaba region, from the thana to the district command — 1980 to 2020.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
Kapurthala; Bathinda (Vigilance).
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
Jalandhar — twice.
AIG, Intelligence & Law and Order
Jalandhar.
Superintendent of Police, Detective Wing
Jalandhar & Hoshiarpur.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)
Jalandhar Rural, Nakodar, Phillaur, Dasuya, Banga, Garhshankar.
Station House Officer (SHO)
Multiple police stations across Jalandhar Urban & Rural.
(d) From the field
Moments from Kartarpur
Recent mobilisations, marches and campaigns led from the constituency.
2023
Congress Maha-Rally, Kartarpur
A district-level rally hosting Punjab Incharge Devender Yadav, PPCC President Raja Warring and LoP Pratap Singh Bajwa.
2024
Jansabhas with MP Channi
Village-level campaigning across the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, capped by a victory thanksgiving tour of the GT Road belt.
Solidarity
Kisaani Bachao Tractor March
A large tractor march through Kartarpur in solidarity with farmers during the national Kisan Andolan.
16,000+ forms
'Vote Chor Gaddi Chor'
16,000+ signed forms against electoral irregularities submitted at Punjab Congress Bhawan, followed by voter-awareness camps.
Feb 2026
MGNREGA Bachao Rally, Barnala
A large Kartarpur convoy to the Mazdoor Kisan Bachao Rally headlined by LoP Rahul Gandhi.
Aug 2026
Justice for Professor Neha
A candlelight march in Kartarpur demanding justice for Professor Neha, joined by the whole town.
(e) Get in touch
Let's talk
Have a concern, an idea, or a hand to lend? Reach the office directly.
Phone
96465-00052
rajindersinghmatta52@gmail.com
Address
House No. 18/52, Garden Colony, GTB Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab