Saying that narco-terrorism and drug trafficking pose one of the biggest threats to Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the administration will not rest until drugs are completely eradicated from the Union Territory.
Addressing a large gathering at SK Stadium Bandipora during the Mega Padyatra organised under the ‘J&K Nasha Mukt Abhiyan’, the Lieutenant Governor said money generated through drugs is reaching terrorists and destroying families across Jammu and Kashmir.
“J&K faces the highest threat from narco-terrorism. Drug money is funding terrorism. Because of terrorism, hundreds of children have been orphaned and many innocent lives have been lost. We will make J&K drug-free and there will be no fear at all,” he said.
Despite unfavourable weather conditions, the Lieutenant Governor reached Bandipora and led the anti-drug campaign march. “When I came here the weather was unfavourable, but I still came,” he told the gathering.
He said people from every section of society are joining the anti-drug movement, including women, students, civil society members, NGOs, religious leaders, lawyers and common citizens.
Highlighting the government’s crackdown against drug peddlers, Manoj Sinha said that in the last 45 days alone, around 800 FIRs have been registered, nearly 950 people arrested in drug-related cases, while around 850 PIT-NDPS cases have also been registered.
