Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann commits to make Punjab drug-free in three months. Special courts to ensure speedy trial of drugs cases and ensure conviction of culprits. preventive measures should be taken in schools and colleges so that the youth of Punjab doesn’t fell prey to the scourge of drugs, he said. He said the war against drugs should be transformed into a mass and social campaign for which the officers must plan big. The government will also ensure that the drug peddlers and their families do not get any sort of subsidy in terms of free power, water or healthcare so that this factor acts as a deterrent for criminals. The Chief Minister said that within three months there should be no availability of drugs in Punjab and after a month evaluation of each SSP will be made regarding the progress in the anti-drug programme in the district. He added that Punjab Police has a long and glorious history of tackling hostile law and order situations, and expressed hope that the police force would uphold its glorious tradition and make the state completely drug- free.
