No Lack of Politicking Over Drugs in Punjab, But Political Parties Fail to Come Up with Concrete Plan
2 years, 10 months ago

No Lack of Politicking Over Drugs in Punjab, But Political Parties Fail to Come Up with Concrete Plan

News 18  

Even as Punjab’s drug crisis rages, it has once again found the top spot among political issues in the assembly elections this time. All political parties have promised to resolve the state’s “drug problem” but little has been done to come up with concrete solutions. With all the political parties talking about “resolving” the drug problem, former Patiala MP Dr Dharamvir Gandhi feels that they are making fake promises, and that drug trafficking happened due to political patronage. While natural drugs did not lead to death, the youth is dying every day in Punjab using synthetic drugs.” He also said the drug mafia had been created through political patronage as well as police involvement. Dr Sandeep Bhola, who is incharge of a de-addiction and rehabilitation society in Kapurthala, said most drug abusers were youngsters, who become addicts through experimentation with drugs at some point in their life.

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Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi Advocates for Decriminalisation of Organic Intoxicants to Combat Punjab’s Drug Crisis
4 weeks ago

Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi Advocates for Decriminalisation of Organic Intoxicants to Combat Punjab’s Drug Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 27, 2024 10:20 IST - 5 MINS READ Congress leader Dharamvira Gandhi, a second-term Lok Sabha member from Patiala and medical professional, has renewed the push for the decriminalisation of organic intoxicants such as opium, “bukki”, and marijuana. According to Gandhi, Punjab, which is grappling with a drug abuse crisis, is witnessing increasing public support for legalising …

Telangana MP urges Central government to control drug trade in the country
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana MP urges Central government to control drug trade in the country

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav has raised the growing menace of drugs in the country, particularly in Telangana and urged the government to change its focus from “drug abuse” to “drug trade” and take effective measures to prevent illegal trafficking of drugs into the country. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, he recalled how a huge haul of …

Punjab mulls decriminalising drug use: Drug addicts caught with small amounts to be rehabilitated
1 year, 6 months ago

Punjab mulls decriminalising drug use: Drug addicts caught with small amounts to be rehabilitated

Hindustan Times  

The employment generation, skill development and training department will help the rehabilitated patients acquire skills and provide them jobs to help them return to the mainstream Health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh, however, clarified that this does not mean drugs will be legalised. The Punjab government is considering “decriminalising” drug use so that addicts caught with small amounts …

Legalising Opium Cultivation Will Boost Farmers' Income, Dilute Menace of Synthetic Drugs in Punjab
1 year, 11 months ago

Legalising Opium Cultivation Will Boost Farmers' Income, Dilute Menace of Synthetic Drugs in Punjab

News 18  

As Punjab tries to wriggle out of the grip of the rampant drug menace, the farmers as well as policy-makers have been pushing for legalising opium poppy cultivation, arguing it will increase farmers’ income and help fight against fatal synthetic drugs. Different studies reveal that around 67% of people Punjab are addicted to synthetic drugs like heroin so the state …

The fight against drugs is urgent
2 years ago

The fight against drugs is urgent

Hindustan Times  

In Parliament this week, the government declared an all-out war on drugs with Union home minister Amit Shah linking the proliferation of drug smuggling to terrorism and black money. Speaking in the Lok Sabha in his reply to a debate on the drug menace, Mr Shah took a hardline stance on drugs and said the central government had adopted a …

OPINION | Leaders should rise above party politics on drugs issue
2 years, 4 months ago

OPINION | Leaders should rise above party politics on drugs issue

India TV News  

India’s arch enemy Pakistan is working on a diabolical plan to push huge quantities of drugs into India to destroy our young generations. In my primetime show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ telecast on Monday night on India TV, we showed a live video of an encounter between a joint team of Coast Guard and Gujarat Police ATS with drug smugglers on …

Every seventh person in Punjab is consuming drugs: PGI study
2 years, 9 months ago

Every seventh person in Punjab is consuming drugs: PGI study

India Today  

A study conducted by The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, revealed that every seventh person in Punjab is consuming one or the other kind of drug, which makes up 15.4% of the population in Punjab. While talking to India Today and AajTak, Prof JS Thakur said that in the last five years, approximately over 3 million …

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