With an goal to curb the drug menace in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Saturday directed the state police to launch a crackdown to dismantle the drug community within the subsequent six months, at the same time as he introduced that the service of presidency workers, discovered concerned within the narcotics commerce, can be terminated.
Presiding over a high-level assembly with senior cops and officers from different departments, Sukhu additionally directed the police power to map drug peddlers and victims as much as the panchayat degree and submit a report by March 15. Panchayat representatives and Nambardars would even be roped in to fight this menace, he stated, including his authorities would introduce Himachal Pradesh Anti-Drug Invoice, 2025 within the finances session of the Vidhan Sabha commencing from March 10. The proposed laws will clearly differentiate between drug victims and traffickers. Laying emphasis on the necessity for stringent motion in opposition to drug peddlers, the CM made it clear that nobody concerned in narcotics trafficking will probably be spared.
“Authorities workers in opposition to whom concrete proof of drug smuggling is discovered will probably be terminated from service,” he added. He additionally questioned the officers on the delay in processing the Prevention of Illicit Visitors in Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act instances.
Sukhu additional stated that the Anti Narcotics Process Power can be strengthened and a Particular Process Power, to headed by a senior police officer, can be notified quickly.
