'Drug users are not criminals, they are victims', Amit Shah told how to win the war against drugs

Amit Shah inaugurated the first conference of state heads of ANTF and spoke openly on drugs. During this, he also told how this problem can be dealt with.

Home Minister Amit Shah attended a program of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday . During this, he spoke openly on the problem of drug addiction. He said that a target has been set for a drug-free India by 2047. The target of a drug-free India, a drug-free society has been kept. In fact, on Wednesday, he inaugurated the first conference of state heads of ANTF. This program was organized in Delhi itself. During this, he said these things.

Talking about narcotics smuggling, he told that it is only through narcotics smuggling that a breach is made in the security of the country. In such a situation, efforts are being made to remove this problem for the benefit of the coming generation. During this, Home Minister Amit Shah called the people who consume drugs as Victims and those who do its business as the real culprits. While giving advice, he said that understanding this, this matter has to be dealt with in a ruthless manner, only then we will be able to win the fight against narcotics.

I want to tell you today that we are at such a juncture that we can win the battle against the drug menace... Those who consume drugs are the victims and those who sell them are the culprits. Strict action should be taken against such people: Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an… pic.twitter.com/YkVM0lDevm

— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2023

How to win the war on drugs?

Along with this, the Home Minister also told that how the war against drugs can be won? According to him, the war against drugs will have to be fought with these three approaches. This fight will have to be fought not only by the government but by making it a fight for the people. With this, he called for cooperation from all the states and said that the war against drugs will have to be fought rising above politics and the states and the central government will have to unite.

According to Amit Shah, smuggling of narcotics causes multi-dimensional damage. The lives of the young generation are ruined, narco-terrorism is encouraged and the country's economy also deteriorates. He told that in the year 2022, drugs worth Rs 22 thousand crore were seized. This is a huge record.