| Team Jammu ropes in Panchayats, religious bodies in anti-drug campaign | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 26:: Seeking support of the civil society to eradicate menace of drug abuse, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Jammu-Kathua range, Ashkoor Wani today said that cooperation of every section of the society is must to liberate our younger generation from the yoke of drug addiction.
"We have to accept this reality that drugs are slowly tightening grip on the youth of the State. It is high time to start a deciding war against this menace", the DIG Ashkoor Wani said while addressing a function organised by the Team Jammu in connection with the World Anti-Drug Day. The function was organised in collaboration with Baba Kailakh Nath Dev Asthaan Management Committee, Raipur-Thather near Bantalab, Jammu to synchronize police public relations to declare a war against drug abuse in Jammu region.
DIG Ashkoor Wani was the chief guest while SSP Jammu, Dr Sunil Gupta was guest of honour in the function, which was attended by Panchayats members of over 50 Panchayats of rural belt of Jammu district. Zorawar Singh Jamwal, chairman of the Team Jammu presided over the function. Eminent social activist, Shakti Dutt Sharma was among prominent speakers in the function.
"I do admit that role of police is very important to make the society free from drugs but police department alone cannot accomplish this task. Without support of the every individual, it is difficult rather impossible to check drug menace", Mr Ashkoor Wani said while calling upon society especially Panchayat members to come forward in support of police to take on drug mafia.
Pointing towards today's function, Jamwal said that it is an effort to rope in Panchayat members and religious bodies to take this campaign at grass root level. "Involvement of Baba Kailakh Nath Devasthan Management Committee and members of 50 Panchayats from different parts is a sign of better coordination among different sections of the society to joint take this campaign to its end", he said and during the last seven months, Team Jammu has received over-whelming response of the people. |
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