Capt for national policy on drugs

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 18

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has written to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to press for a national policy for the prevention and control of drug abuse, with a coordinated strategy for checking smuggling of narcotics into the border state.

In his letter, the CM has sought a series of measures to be taken by the Centre to support the state’s efforts to fight the menace, which he observed was seriously impairing the future of the next generation.

While the state was determined not to let this happen, “we need full and active support from the Union government in formulating and pursuing effective measures, including a national policy for prevention and control of drug abuse,” he said.

Capt Amarinder urged the Home Ministry to ensure effective check on smuggling of drugs from across the border by the BSF, restrictions on drug plantations in the neighbouring states and formulation of a national policy to regulate and prevent drugs in the country.