Srinagar, May 13 -- A month into Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's intensified Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyaan, the campaign finds itself at a crossroads between public health goals and enforcement measures. While the initiative has seen hundreds of FIRs since its April 11 launch, official sources reveal that the crackdown has led to the demolition of 37 houses and structures so far, with over 24 of these actions in Kashmir alone. As bulldozer justice becomes part of the drive, questions regarding due process remain unanswered; divisional commissioner, Kashmir, Anshul Garg did not respond to messages enquiring whether legal procedures are being adopted during the demolition of properties belonging to alleged drug peddlers. Speaking in Srinagar recently, Sinha cited the unprecedented scale of the 21-day period between April 11 and May 2, during which the UT recorded 481 FIRs. "In this period, 518 drug smugglers and peddlers have been sent to jail, while 24 houses, which were proceeds of crime, were demolished and property worth crores was seized," Sinha said. He said that Kashmir alone accounted for 26 of the total house attachments and that authorities have recommended the cancellation of more than 300 driving licences to disrupt the drug trade's logistics. The shift toward property demolition has unified the opposition and even treasury bench voices in protest. J&K health minister Sakina Ittoo pointed to a disparity in how enforcement is handled between the two divisions. "Being health minister, I know the figures; Jammu has more drug addicts than Kashmir, but houses and properties are being demolished and attached in Kashmir," Ittoo said. She argued that seizing a father's property for a son's alleged crime constitutes "proper discrimination," emphasising that the focus should remain on rehabilitation and plugging supply channels. Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) Langate MLA Sheikh Khursheed echoed these sentiments, condemning a demolition in his constituency where the accused had not yet been convicted. He argued that a truly "nasha mukt" UT should start by banning alcohol, which remains openly available-a demand that has triggered a faceoff between Iltija Muftiand chief minister Omar Abdullah. Iltija challenged the government's moral authority to fight drugs while expanding liquor vends, calling it a contradiction. In response, Abdullah defended the administration, highlighting the complexities of revenue and personal liberty, while arguing that the narcotics crisis requires a different enforcement focus than the legal sale of alcohol. While PDP legislator Waheed ur Rehman Para labelled the demolitions without legal orders unacceptable, no affected families have moved to court to seek stay orders as of yet. On the medical front, Sinha said in Baramulla on Tuesday that more than 44,000 out patient department (OPD) patients have been treated over the past month. "We have received nearly 3,000 calls for tele-counselling and support in the past 31 days," he said. He maintained that "arrangements are being made in all hospitals" and that the administration is actively "creating rehabilitation facilities across J&K" to meet the growing need. Amid the ongoing row, in a continued drive against drug peddlers, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached houses and demolished structures worth crores across various districts of the Valley, officials said on Tuesday. While residential houses and land were attached in Srinagar, Kupwara and Shopian districts, shops and other structures raised by the drug smugglers were demolished in Baramulla and Kulgam districts. In Srinagar, police attached an immovable property of a peddler comprising a double-storeyed residential house along with land worth approximately Rs.1.2 crore situated at Gasoo Hazratbal. "The property belongs to Maqsood Hussain Khan, of Banday Lane Hazratbal, presently living at Gasoo, Hazratbal. The attachment has been carried out by Nigeen police station under the provisions of Section 68(F)(1) of the NDPS Act, 1985 in connection with FIR under section 8/20, 21, 29 NDPS Act and an FIR number under sections 8/21 NDPS Act of Ganderbal police station," a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that during the course of investigation, the said property was identified as illegally acquired property linked to illicit drug trafficking activities. In the Handwara area of Kupwar district, police attached a residential house belonging to Nazir Ahmad Peer, a resident of Nagranar Handwara. "The attached property has been identified as having been renovated through proceeds generated from illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, marking a decisive step in targeting illegally acquired assets.The accused is involved in multiple FIRs in NDPS Act," the spokesperson said. Similarly, in Shopian, the police have attached an immovable property valued at approximately Rs.10 lakh belonging to Arshid Ahmad Dar , of Nadender Trenz Imamsahib. The property measuring 14 marlas was identified as having been allegedly acquired through proceeds generated from the illegal trade of drugs and narcotics. Meanwhile, Baramulla police demolished an illegally constructed cowshed raised on state land by an alleged drug peddler namely Showkat Ahmad Bhat, of Yakhmanpora Pattan. "The accused is involved in FIR under sections 8/22 of the NDPS Act," the spokesperson said. In Kulgam, police in coordination with the revenue department, carried out a demolition drive at Drien Dawlatabad village. "During the operation, two illegal shops, constructed over state land by notorious NDPS accused Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, were demolished in accordance with law. The accused is involved in four NDPS cases. He is also involved in five other local/stone pelting related cases," the spokesperson said....