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Ayaz Ahmed Mughal (born in Mahra, Tehsil Surankote Distt. Poonch) is an Indian social activist and journalist. He is renowned as noted RTI activist and was associated with Right to Information Movement in J&K and currently he is founder Chairman of Awake India, organisation working against the corruption and warning and educating the people at grossroot level and impart training to officials. Ayaz Mughal has trained thousands of people & around the state about the use of RTI. He has written many articles on RTI and other socio-political issues. He has the privilege to be part of the movement responsible for the appointment of first Chief Information Commissioner of J&K State Information Commission.
Early life
Ayaz Mughal was born in Village Mahra Distt Poonch. He completed his early studies in Poonch and then shifted to Doda & Jammu for higher education. He is post graduate in Political Science. From childhood, he had great interest in reading and writing and in social activities. He took part in the recent Assembly elections from Surankote Constituency as an Independent Candidate.
Activities
- J&K RTI Act 2009 (amended in 2009) had been laying defunct and functionless without its head and RTI users around the state have to suufer a lot in seeking the information. He along with other activists met Hon'ble Governor NN Vohra, CM Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Leader of Opposition seeking the appointment of the most awaited post of CIC of J&K SIC. As a result, on 27 January 2011, in a selection panel meeting, the G R Sufi was appointed as the first State CIC.
- On 17 October 2010, under the banner of Sangarsh RTI Movement in J&K, filed over 100 applications in a day, which is a record in itself
- J&K RTI: An eye wash (Published in Hillary4president)
- J&K RTI: an eye wash (The Northlines)
- State on Fire (The Northlines)
- J&K RTI: Headless & Heedless(Early Times)
- J&K RTI: Headless & Heedless(JK News point)
- Set Struggle & Succeed (Early Times)
- Set, Struggle & Succeed (JK NewsPoint)
- RTI: State Information Commission has still to make some redeeming difference
- A Spark Neglected Burns The House: Shopian Case
- Acid Test for Mufti
- J K RTI Movement delegation meets Vohra discusses concerns about selection of information commissioners Lastupdate:- Thu, 9 Dec 2010 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com Archived 31 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- State Observer:Leading & Largest Circulated Daily Newspaper of Jammu Kasmir, Latest News from Jammu Kashmir
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- Activists concerned about non-implementation of RTI Act
- RTI activists call on CM
- Sangarsh organizes interactive meet on RTI – Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir
- J&K RTI: An Eye Wash | Hillary Clinton 4 President Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ J&K RTI Act: Headless and Heedless – Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir
- Set Struggle & Succeed – Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=3088866
- http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/acid-test-for-mufti//