Main supply line of drugs like 'Chitta' broken: Pb Min

Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Sunday claimed that the main supply line of drugs like 'Chitta' had been broken and only petty peddlers, who were also being dealt with, were active now. Every village that turns drug free would get a grant of Rs 5 lakh to purchase gym and sports goods for the youth, he declared.

The panchayats and rural development minister, who is the legislator from Fatehgarh Churian assembly seat in the border district of Gurdaspur, appealed to his constituents and others to join hands to make the constituency, the first drug-free constituency in Punjab.

"Today, I want to share my thoughts with you on a very sensitive and highly urgent matter. This is about the menace of drugs that is dominating the social media dialogue these days. Several highly concerned people have expressed their apprehension and I believe their worry is justified," Bajwa said in a statement.

This menace must be eradicated from its roots forever, he said adding that blame game was of no use.

"Who is responsible for it? Where is it rooted? Rather than indulging in this blame game, we have to firmly join hands to root it out," Bajwa said in the statement issued through newspaper advertisements today.

The minister claimed the main supply line of drugs or "Chitta" had been broken.

"With strong will power of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and persistent efforts of his government, the main supply line of drugs like 'Chitta' has been broken. Only petty peddlers are active now in supplying small quantity the 'poison' which also would be eradicated soon," he said.