Drug Menace

How Deep the Roots Are?

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substance abuse. This includes: Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) in all districts of the country through more than 10000 master volunteers. It has reached out to more-than 14.79 crore people including 4.96 crore youth and 2.97 crore women.

Despite the central government's launching 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' (NMBA) in all districts of the country, why has India not succeeded in curbing this evil? Why was the evil not nipped in the bud? Why as per ground reports, the situation is still so alarming? Here we will discuss the situation in agrarian statesPunjab and Haryana, just as samples.

However, the Aam Adami Party ruled Punjab government has been running its 'YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH' (Battle against drugs) campaign since long and on October 26, the date of writing these lines, this drive has completed its 239th day.

A government press release claims that continuing the war against drugs "Yudh Nashian Virudh" waged by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 239th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 261 locations on Sunday leading to the arrest of 66 drug smugglers after registration of 57 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 34,175 in 239 days. However, its appreciable action and step of the Punjab government, but also exposes the ground situation of the state that how deep the roots of drug menace are. The figure of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 34,175 in 239 days shows the seriousness and gravity of the problem.