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Drugs are as dangerous as guns for society: Dr Darakhshan
5/11/2026 9:35:16 PM
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 11: Asluk Aalav (The call for the Truth) public discourse series reaches apple town Sopore today. Today's event was organised by Jammu & Kashmir Development Foundation. Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi participated as the Chief Guest.
The eminent personsalities who participated in the event included BJP General Secretary Organization Ashok Koul, Bilal Parray, Molvi Waseem Ahmad, Maulana Agha Abbas Rizvi, Advocate Tabassum Rehman, mediapersonality Sahil Muzaffar, Dr Nazrul Islam, Dr Farida, Raja Waqar and others. Waqf Board Chairperson Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi addressed the gathering and said that this holy land of spirituality has been attacked first by the gun which killed innocents for decades and then by the drugs which is silently killing our youth. "Drugs are as dangerous as the guns for the society.
We supported the government in curbing the terrorism, now we have to support the government in eliminating drug menace from J&K", said Dr Andrabi. She thanked the Asluk Aalav organisers for continuously organising events throughput the valley for social transformation covering discources about environmental awareness, swadeshi promotion and reinculcaling moral values among the youth in the society.
Dr Andrabi thanked the think-tank especially Ashok Koul Ji for inspiring this program series. "Responsible people of the society from all walks of life have to significantly and actively contribute for the social change so that our youth get a conducive positive environment required for their growth and development. Moral impurities injucted into this society as a ploy against us by our enemies are like diseases which we have to cure on priority", said Andrabi. She hailed the mega initiative of Drug Free Jammu & Kashmir by the Lieutenant Governor and said that the huge public support to this campaign has build a very positive environmental in whole of the Union Territory.
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