LG calls for collective societal action to curb drug menace
Jammu, April 16 -- Intensifying the crusade against drug menace, Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor (LG) Sinha on Wednesday highlighted society's role in fight against drug menace and called for collective action during a 'padyatra' in Ramban,
"If the neighbour's house is on fire, yours is not safe. Drugs don't spread like flames but they spread like wind. That's why a 'Whole of Society' response is our only real and potent weapon against the drug menace," the LG said while addressing the public during the Drug-Free Jammu Kashmir campaign, from the district police line to the district administrative complex, in Ramban.
Sinha had launched a 100-day intensive anti-drug campaign under on April 11 from Jammu and a rally under this was also held in Kathua on April 13.
"Drug abuse isn't just a law and order issue but a social cancer requiring every part of society to fight. I urged for 'whole of government' and 'whole of society' approach. I believe when the government's strength and society's resolve act as one, then even the toughest challenges crumble," LG Sinha said.
"We will map every hotspot. And I promise you: we will hit each one like a surgical strike. Not a single smuggler will be spared. The entire network will be dismantled," he said.
He called upon every Panchayat and Ward to form women's vigilance committees. "Women are the frontline of this war. You know where the household money goes," LG said....
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