Nationality Indian Role Political leader Name Shahnawaz Choudhary | Religion Islam Profession Politician | |
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Born 3 March 1984 (age 40)
Vill. Hari, Teh. Surankote, District. Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India ( 1984-03-03 ) Parents Choudhary, Haq Nawaz (Retd. Dy. SP, J&K Police) Residence Surankote, Jammu and Kashmir, India Alma mater Aligarh Muslim University
University of Jammu
JNV Surankote Education University of Jammu, Aligarh Muslim University | ||
Political party Indian National Congress | ||
#Cong Leader Shahnawaz Choudhary, from college politics to national stage
Mohammad Shahnawaz Choudhary is an Indian political activist and a renowned leader. Till 2014 he was President of J&K Pradesh youth Congress and later General Secretary of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee. He was the first elected President of the J&K Pradesh Youth Congress
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In 2009, Choudhary was appointed All India General Secretary of the National Students Union of India and oversaw its activities in Delhi and North Eastern States. He was selected for this position through a national talent hunt in which the best leaders amongst the students of India were selected He also led the protest against the attacks on Indian students in Australia and gheraoed the Embassy of Australia in New Delhi In August, 2010, he was appointed as National Secretary All India Youth Congress. He remained in charge of various states in India as the National Secretary of Youth Congress
Choudhary led a State wide protest against Jammu & Kashmir National Conference led State Government for non implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India for the empowerment of Pachayats in J&K. During his tenure as National General Secretary NSUI, he led mass rally in Delhi University against Ragging. He also started helpline for the students who are victims of ragging, "Our helpline will provide moral support to the victims of ragging. And their complaints will be tackled with utmost immediacy, since as of now, it takes time," said Mohd Shahnawaz, NSUI's National General Secretary while leading the campaign Choudhary also started his rural connect campaign "Jan Chetna Yatra", soon after taking charge as the first elected state president of youth congress, and visited almost every village in the state of J&K. During his campaign he made aware the farmers and other stake holders about the policies and programs of the government and also criticised the anti-people acts of the state government. During his presidentship, he introduced the culture of public durbars and public meetings in order to bridge the gap between the government and its people. He tried to be the medium through which people can be benefited from the policies of the government and at the same time, the bad acts of the concerned government can be criticised In 2014 he visited flood-damaged areas in Surankote and distributed relief supplies. He was later appointed as the Convenor of the campaign committee of Indian National Congress for the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Assembly elections that year.
In March 2015, he led a protest against the release from prison of separatist leader Masarat Alam. Later that year, in Srinagar, representing the Congress, he addressed a crowd at a protest against evacuations of forest residents in the area. Choudhary has a significant fan following due to his charismatic youth leadership in India and receives welcomes and receptions throughout the state. In the recent Bihar state assembly elections, he was appointed as the coordinator for AICC (All India Congress Committee) and worth to mention that INC secured the best results in the elections.