Una (HP), June 22 : On the occasion of International Anti-drugs Day, a massive Walk for life programme will be held at Haroli in Una district on June 27, said an official spokesman on Thursday.
HP Governor, Shiv Pratap Shukla and HP Deputy Chief Minister, Mukesh Agnihotri will be present on the occasion.
”Under this program called Walk for Life, there will be a 4-kilometer long walk and it will be a unique program in North India, in which thousands of people will participate. This program is being done with innovation so that the ill effects of drugs reach every home and every person,” said Agnihotri in a statement.
Mukesh Agnihotri said that today drug addiction is spreading in the state at an alarming level, and moreover it has reached urban areas as well as remote and tribal areas.
He said that synthetic drugs, especially chitta, have emerged as a big problem, which is also causing the death of youth. This is the reason why the government has decided to launch this big campaign.
He said that the government is serious about drugs. The government has also said earlier that if a person is caught with Chitta, then no political interference will be done in his case.
Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri said that there are loopholes in the law regarding drugs, due to which those caught with small quantities of chitta are left free.
He said that the way a strict law was brought in Himachal against the forest mafia; there is a need for a similar strict law regarding drugs.
Under the law made regarding forest conservation, the property and bank accounts of the accused were confiscated along with the illegal wooden vehicle; there is a need to implement such strict law even today.
He said that Himachal has recommended such a stringent law to the Central Government.
Deputy CM said that Una is a border area, along with it there seems to be an area of Punjab, where drug addiction is spread. This is the reason why it has been decided to do a big awareness program on drugs here. There are a large number of educational institutions in this area and the students will be added to this campaign? Similarly, a big message will be given against drugs by connecting the employees, women and children with this campaign.