LG Sinha’s No-Mercy Message to Narco Networks

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04 May 2026

Framing drugs as silent terrorism, the Lieutenant Governor has signalled an uncompromising push to break networks, punish peddlers, and protect the youth

While addressing a mammoth gathering at TRC Football Ground yesterday before leading the padyatra on ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan’, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s latest intervention against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir deserves to be seen for what it is: not merely an administrative campaign, but a political and moral declaration of war against a danger that is hollowing out society from within. By calling the narcotics trade “silent terrorism,” Sinha has given the crisis its most accurate description. Drugs are not only ruining individual lives; they are attacking families, draining the energy of the youth, corroding the social fabric, and, as emerging evidence suggests, feeding the larger machinery of terror. For too long, drug abuse was viewed as a social evil to be discussed in hushed tones, as if it were a private tragedy confined to a few homes. That illusion can no longer survive. The growing spread of narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir has become a grave public challenge with deep security implications. LG Sinha has rightly underlined the narco-terror link, warning that drug money is being used to finance terrorism and procure weapons. In a region that has already paid a heavy price for terrorism and violence, this warning cannot be taken lightly. What lends credibility to the Lieutenant Governor’s campaign is that it is not resting on rhetoric alone. The figures from just three weeks of the crackdown are telling: hundreds of FIRs, more than 500 arrests, narco-properties attached, vehicles seized, passports cancelled, licences suspended, and thousands of inspections carried out. This reflects both urgency and intent. More importantly, LG Sinha has sought to turn the anti-drug drive into a people’s movement, appealing to parents, teachers, religious leaders, women, and youth to become active participants in the struggle. That approach is both practical and necessary. No war against narcotics can be won by police action alone. Supply chains can be broken by law enforcement, but demand must be fought within society through awareness, vigilance, and rehabilitation. LG Sinha’s three-pronged strategy — enforcement, public awareness, and treatment — is therefore the correct framework. Yet, the true test lies ahead. Sustained action, institutional coordination, and protection of innocent youth from wrongful stigma will be essential. The government must ensure that rehabilitation remains central, even as peddlers face exemplary punishment. Jammu and Kashmir stands at a critical moment. If narco-terror is allowed to spread, it will destroy the future quietly and completely. If crushed with resolve now, it can save a generation. On this issue, LG Manoj Sinha has struck the right note. The campaign must now be carried through with relentless force.