PRI members should play active role in Curbing drugs menace: AJKPC

Jammu, Apr 11: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, (AJKPC), the premier registered organization of the elected PRI members Tuesday urged the elected representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) to play an active role in curbing menace of drug abuse.
The AJKPC organized a special awareness program in block moungri of district Udampur under block wise series of programs.
Presided by president of AJKPC Anil Sharma, the participants unanimously pledged to launch a full-fledged social movement against drug menace that is not only spoiling the lives of our youth but also a major concern for national security as drug money is then used for anti national activities and international terrorism.
While addressing the gathering, Anil urged the participants especially to the elected Panchayat members to remain vigilant and coordinate and cooperate with the police and other law enforcement authorites in curbing drug addiction in their respective Panchayat Halqas as elected PRI members have obvious duty to serve their people.
He also called for regularly organizing anti drug awareness programs in villages with involvement of local school and college students.
Sharma further informed the participants that in the last over a month under block wise series of programs AJKPC have conducted around a dozen programs in different blocks and districts of Kashmir with overwhelming participation of PRI members and prominent people of the area.
He assured the gathering that AJKPC is committed to play its role in eradicating all social evils from the society being a community committed organization.