Chandigarh:
With seminars and sports activities occasions, the Punjab Police is spreading consciousness in regards to the perils of drug abuse among the many youth, officers mentioned on Saturday. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, police have additionally roped in Punjabi artistes, together with singers and actors, to encourage kids to channel their vitality in the proper route, they mentioned.
A megacycle rally towards drug abuse can be organised in Ludhiana on the martyrdom day of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha on November 16, officers mentioned.
Substance abuse has been a key situation up to now Meeting elections with the opposition events at all times blaming the ruling occasion for having failed in eradicating the issue.
On August 15, 2023, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann vowed to make Punjab a drug-free state by the subsequent Independence Day.
Final month, Mann joined 35,000 college youngsters in providing ‘ardas’ (prayer) on the Golden Temple in Amritsar to make Punjab a drug-free state and likewise exhorted the youth to come back ahead to offer a ultimate blow to the drug menace.
The scholars had additionally taken a pledge to steer clear of medicine and stay a wholesome life.
Inspector Normal of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned creating consciousness amongst youth towards medicine is a part of the multi-pronged technique of the Punjab Police to verify the drug menace within the state.
As a part of this marketing campaign, celebrities, non-government organisations, faculties and faculties, amongst others have been roped in to create consciousness towards medicine. It’s for the primary time that such a drive is being carried out at this scale, mentioned Gill.
Singers Kulwinder Singh Billa, Amit Bhalla, who’s popularly referred to as Ninja, and actors Baninder Bani and Himanshi Khurana have been roped in for the marketing campaign. Athlete and Arjuna awardee Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who received a gold medal in shot put on the lately held Asian Video games in China can even be spreading the message towards drug abuse, officers mentioned.
Whereas police within the Fazilka district have launched a track in regards to the detrimental results of substance abuse and likewise highlights the police motion towards drug smugglers, their counterparts in Faridkot organised a seminar at an institute during which a movie depicting the sick results of medication was proven to college students.
A couple of days in the past, Amritsar police organised a seminar towards medicine which noticed the participation of Supreme Court docket Choose Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul.
Amritsar Rural and Faridkot police have organised kabaddi, wrestling and basketball tournaments for the youth whereas the Amritsar and Barnala police organised a cricket match for ladies and a ten km race, officers mentioned.
Jalandhar police held a avenue play at a college to boost consciousness towards medicine among the many youth whereas the Tarn Taran police organised a mini-marathon during which college college students and police personnel participated.
In response to Ludhiana police, the November 16 cycle rally would be the largest within the nation to this point.
Further Deputy Commissioner of Police Rupinder Kaur Sra mentioned they’re getting overwhelming responses from folks throughout the state and out of doors it who wish to take part within the rally.
“It is going to be a massive event,” she mentioned.
A number of celebrities, together with actors and singers Guggu Gill, Karamjit Anmol, Gurnam Bhullar, and Harby Sangha, have been roped in for the occasion.
This cycle rally will develop into a catalyst in reworking the anti-drug marketing campaign right into a mass motion whereby 1000’s of children will take part to precise their solidarity towards this menace, a Ludhiana police official mentioned.
Some associations of bicycle producers are even providing a ten per cent low cost on new bicycles, Sra mentioned, including a number of inns within the space beneath her jurisdiction are providing 15-20 per cent low cost on rooms to those that have registered for the rally.
Final month, Punjab Police mentioned it arrested over 20,000 drug smugglers up to now 15 months throughout an anti-drug drive within the state. Greater than 1,600 kg of heroin, 924.29 kg of opium and 986 kg of ganja have been additionally recovered throughout the operation.
Aside from this, police additionally seized and forfeited properties value Rs 88 crore of drug smugglers.
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