Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a ‘drug addiction journey’ amid the ongoing “war against drugs” in Punjab, which has been launched by the administration to eliminate drug abuse in the state.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will also be with him in this effort to curb the misuse of drugs in Punjab.
He said that drug addiction will go to every village and ward of Punjab and will strengthen the resolve against the misuse of intoxication and the sale of drugs among the people. At the same time, it will focus on persuading people to provide treatment to the addicted people to ensure their goodness.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal posted on X, “From today, the drug addiction journey is starting in Punjab. This journey will go to every village and every ward of Punjab. Through this journey, people will now be connected to drug addiction campaign. People will take an oath in every village and every ward that they will not do drugs themselves, will not allow someone in their area to sell drug addicts and get them out of drug addicts.”
He said that the Punjab government has made arrangements for the treatment of drug addicts.
Kejriwal said, “The Punjab government has made large -scale arrangements for the treatment of people suffering from drug addiction. Three crore members of the Punjab family will now ensure that they eliminate drug addiction from Punjab.”
He said, “In the last two and a half months, the Punjab Police and the Punjab government have launched a war against drugs. For the first time, action is being taken against drug addicts on such a large scale.”
Earlier, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema had demanded strict rules on methanol to prevent illegal liquor accidents across the country. This was stated after 17 people died and many people were admitted to hospital due to illegal liquor in five villages under Majitha block of Amritsar.
In a letter to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Cheema highlighted the absence of rules for controlling methanol under the Alcohol Industrial Act 1951, which is a major substance associated with illegal liquor incidents.
Cheema emphasized the immediate need for the track-end-trace system to monitor the supply chain of methanol.
