Jammu, April 25 Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday spearheaded an anti-drug campaign in Samba district.
Leading the campaign in the district, the L-G said: “I assure citizens that we will strike hard against drug networks. Yet this fight cannot be won by law alone; it must be won within society through awareness, cooperation and collective effort. We are building a Jammu and Kashmir where drugs have no place.”
He said the 100-day ‘drug-free J&K’ movement will inspire future generations and stand as proof that when people rise together, they can change history. The Lieutenant Governor was addressing a large gathering in Samba as part of the 100-day ‘drug-free J&K’ movement.
He said that every panchayat must be drug-free, and every police station must be free of drug traffickers.
“Success in the next 85 days will not be measured by marches or slogans, but by how deeply the drug menace is cleaned out from villages and city neighbourhoods. Weekly outcomes must be clear -- how many people were rehabilitated, how many smugglers prosecuted, how many fake centres shut down, how many cases registered, how much contraband seized, and how many women’s committees formed in panchayats and city wards,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
In his address, the Lieutenant Governor observed that continuous auditing of the ‘drug-free J&K’ campaign is essential. He said Deputy Commissioners, SSPs and other enforcement agencies must review weekly marches and programmes to ensure the movement builds a complete chain of care -- from identification and counselling to treatment, recovery and rehabilitation.
The Lieutenant Governor said the drug crisis was systematically fuelled by a neighbouring country to finance terrorism and create social breakdown.
He said narco-terrorists exploited weaknesses and targeted the youth. “Now is the time to confront this challenge with full strength, applying the harshest law against those who conspire against society. For the next 85 days, we must sustain the campaign’s energy, reach every home across the Union Territory and warn against the dangers of drugs.
Participation, momentum and energy are vital, because drug addiction is not an individual’s problem; it is a social crisis,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He also highlighted that the ongoing people’s movement is not a government order but a public resolve, with parents and elders stepping out to spread awareness, teachers guiding students, and survivors sharing their stories to prevent others from falling into addiction.
“Jammu and Kashmir is now illuminated with a new resolve against drugs. It is a flame of hope that will end the darkness, erase fear and light the future. In these past 15 days, the transformation I have witnessed among people is nothing short of a miracle,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He also flagged off a bike rally and launched the Samba Cricket Premier League under the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan.
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