Assures people no perpetrator will escape justice
Jammu Tawi, Apr 13: Directing police officials to prepare ‘top drug peddlers’ lists at all Police Stations, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday set a 30-day deadline to take decisive action to dismantle drug networks across Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a massive public rally at Sports Stadium Kathua, where he launched a people’s movement against narcotics under the Drug Free Jammu Kashmir campaign, LG Sinha asked the police officials to prepare ‘top drug peddlers’ lists at all Police Stations and take decisive action to dismantle drug networks within 30 days. “Adopt a focused and time-bound approach for complete elimination of drug syndicate,” LG Sinha told the police officials.
The Lieutenant Governor led a Padyatra from the Sports Stadium to Government Degree College, Kathua, joined by thousands of citizens, public representatives, senior officials, civil society members, social activists, NGOs, women, students and various stakeholders, all united under a shared resolve to make Jammu Kashmir Nasha Mukt.
Warning drug syndicates of an impending crackdown, the Lieutenant Governor stated that a groundbreaking Standard Operating Procedure, recently notified, will ruthlessly crush smugglers by revoking their passports, driving licenses, Aadhaar cards, and arms licenses.
“Under the NDPS Act, we will confiscate all movable and immovable assets, freeze bank accounts, and launch exhaustive financial probes. I want to assure the people of Jammu Kashmir that no perpetrator will escape justice,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He called upon women’s self-help groups to form a Women Vigilance Squad for monitoring the drug abuse cases and informing senior officials about the activities in their areas. He entrusted upon the NGOs and activists to drive grassroots efforts and feedback.
He said, “A drug-free Jammu Kashmir will emerge not from one person, but from collective action. Society must realize that drugs don’t just kill individuals-they erode entire villages’, wards’ and cities’ honor and destiny.”
“Let’s build a J&K where our youth’s energy illuminates the world, not destroys itself. Let us confront this challenge with unyielding resolve,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor called upon every citizen, every Kathua family, to rise and unite against drug abuse. “I ignite a people’s revolution to eradicate drugs from every panchayat, every alley, every family in Kathua district. This is no dream, it’s my unbreakable pledge,” he said.
