Jammu, Dec 24: National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tarun Chugh on Saturday said the Central government led by PM Modi was committed to ensure a militancy-free and drug-free India.
Addressing a meeting of BJP leaders at Jammu, he said Centre has a policy of zero tolerance against the drug trade and the financing of militancy from its profits.
“The government is strictly working on bringing it down to zero. The central and the state governments will have to fight together to make India free from militancy and drugs,” he said.
He also appealed to the governments of all the states that they should also contribute in this drug-free campaign of the central government.
Chugh praised the Modi government and said drugs come into the country from across the border through drones, smuggling, tunnels, ports and airports. “Where did the drugs come from and where were they going, this is a whole network which needs to be destroyed and the government is continuously doing it with intensity.”
The BJP leader said that under the terrorism and drug-free India campaign, till now the campaign has been started in 372 districts to reach down to the tehsil. “Under this, more than 14 crore children have taken drug-free oath in more than 2.7 lakh educational institutions, more than 8000 master volunteers have been identified, who do this work by taking minimum honorarium and also promote it through social media.”
He also said about one lakh more educational institutions and youth have been connected through the national online system. (KNS)
