Civil society support essential to eradicate drug menace: J&K LG Sinha

During the same address on April 25, 2026, the LG flagged off a bike rally and launched the Samba Cricket Premier League as part of the Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan, signaling broader community engagement against drug abuse and reinforcing the campaign’s outreach to multiple segments of society.

On April 25, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed a gathering in Samba during a padyatra as part of the 100-day drug-free campaign. He pledged a decisive crackdown on drug networks and stressed that the fight must be won within society through awareness, cooperation, and collective effort. He stated that every panchayat must be drug-free and every police station free of drug traffickers, and he highlighted that success over the next 85 days would be measured by tangible outcomes such as rehabilitations, prosecutions, closures of fake centers, case registrations, contraband seizures, and the formation of women’s committees in panchayats and wards. He called for continuous auditing by deputy commissioners and SSPs to ensure a complete chain of care from identification to treatment and rehabilitation, warned against narco-terrorists, and urged sustained energy for the campaign.