Shift from arrests to networks: Punjab unveils 60-day anti-drug strategy
The meeting will review progress, tighten police-civil coordination and set a sharper strategy as the campaign moves into a more intensive phase.
- Today, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is convening a high-level meeting in Phillaur to review the anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' with senior police and district administration officials.
- Following the fatal shooting of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota on Tuesday in Mansa, the meeting addresses criticism over the activist's murder inside a medical store by a shop owner.
- For the first time, senior superintendents of police , deputy commissioners, deputy superintendents of police , and sub-divisional magistrates from every district are attending jointly to coordinate strategy.
- Punjab AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu stated the campaign will be intensified with sharper focus on results and effective action against drug networks through strengthened police-civil coordination.
- For approximately one and a half years, the government has fought drug abuse on a war footing, building on district-level efforts to formulate decisive strategy against drug networks.
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Mann to chair high-level meeting on Friday to review Punjab govt’s anti-drug campaign
Chandigarh, Oct 15 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hold a meeting with senior police officers and district administration officials on October 16 to review his government’s anti-drug drive, ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’, Punjab AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu said on Thursday. The high-level meeting in Phillaur will be attended by all senior superintendents of […]
To strengthen the anti-drug campaign and keep youth away from drugs, the Punjab government has focused on strengthening the police system and promoting sports activities. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann announced the approval of 117 new vehicles for Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) during a review meeting of the "War Against Drugs" campaign at the Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur. The Chief Minister stated that police have been empowe…
Punjab Launches 60-Day Anti-Drug Initiative
Punjab has introduced a targeted 60-day anti-drug initiative aimed at dismantling drug networks, responding to criticism after the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa on October 13. The Aam Aadmi Party government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, convened a high-level meeting at the Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur to discuss the […]
Eradicating Drugs From Punjab Is Govt's Biggest Target: CM Bhagwant Singh Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday asserted that eradicating drugs is the state government’s biggest priority, declaring that the Punjab Police has complete freedom to take strict action against drug traffickers without political interference. Reviewing the ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ at the Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur, he announced 117 new vehicles for DSPs […]
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