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Punjab: Finance Minister of Punjab Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday highlighted the government’s commitment to eliminate the drug abuse from the Punjab state and said that authorities are working toe to toe to erase drug use in Punjab from its roots.
Speaking with the media Cheema said that the cabinet members will work at the district level, holding meetings with administrative (state and police) authorities. The sub-committee meetings will happen on a weekly basis.
“In the time to come, we will go into the district level, we will hold meetings with Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Deputy Commissioners DCs and after that we will hold the next meeting next week. We will see what progress has been made. We will have weekly meetings of the sub-committee, and we will monitor how the work is being done. We will end drug use in Punjab from its roots,” Cheema told reporters.
Highlighting efforts of the state government to “break the chain of drugs”, the Punjab Minister argued for a health infrastructure for drug addicts to treat them.
“When we break this chain of drugs and drug peddlers are sent to jail, I think there should be health infrastructure for drug addicts. There should be doctors for that. I appeal to the people of Punjab that if they feel anyone in their family is a drug addict or if they can see symptoms, they should take them to the hospital immediately. So that the person can be treated,” Cheema added.
The Punjab Minister further stated that the cabinet members have been assigned their duties to oversee districts.
“The first meeting of our sub-committee on ‘War on Drugs’ was held today. In the meeting, all the members and cabinet colleagues were assigned their work. I, too, will take care of six districts. Aman Arora will oversee six districts. Tarunpreet Sond will also have six districts. Laljit Singh Bhullar will have five districts,” he added.
The Punjab government has begun a massive movement against the drug peddlers in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
