Jammu and Kashmir has drawn a firm line against drugs. Launched by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on April 11, the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan has, in just 51 days, become the Union Territory’s strongest crackdown yet—resulting in 923 FIRs, 1,018 arrests, and 55 traffickers detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.PIT-NDPS Act. The enforcement drive has also seen the cancellation of 668 driving licenses and recommendations to revoke 124 passports.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha takes a pledge at a public meeting during the Drug-Free J&K Padyatra, in Kulgam on Monday. (ANI) The campaign, a brainchild of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, is backed by communities across J&K and has helped in dismantling the drug trade at its roots across the UT. On the 51st day of the drive, the LG participated in a massive pad yatra at South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Addressing a huge rally in Kulgam, the Lieutenant Governor said that 51 days ago, the people of Jammu and Kashmir kindled a spark of change. With massive public participation, that spark has now become a fierce flame of hope, courage, and resolve.
“This people’s movement has connected every heart across Jammu and Kashmir with a shared purpose: to make their village, their town, drug-free. This campaign belongs to the people. Parents, teachers, religious leaders, and young volunteers have stood shoulder to shoulder with the administration. The road ahead is long. The fight against drugs will take sustained effort, constant alertness, and unity,” the LG said.
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