With best efforts, Tripura to be drug free state : Deb
Monday - June 25, 2018 5:10 pm ,
Category : INDIA
With best efforts, Tripura to be drug free state : Deb
Agartala June 25 (IANS) The law enforcing agencies have maximised their insistent efforts to make Tripura a "drug free state" as declared by the BJP government Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb told the Tripura assembly on Monday.
"During the first 100 days of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government the law enforcing agencies specially the police have seized 12 035 kg dry ganja various types of cough syrup habit-forming tablets brown sugar and heroin in Tripura " Deb who also holds the Home portfolio told the house.
The market value of 12 035 kg dry ganja is around Rs 7.22 crore.
The Chief Minister said that as per the state government s instructions the law enforcing agencies would intensify and continue their actions against smuggling abuse illegal trade and cultivation of drugs.
"The efforts of the law enforcing agencies will continue until the state becomes a drug free zone . The actions and drive against the smuggling abuse illegal trade and cultivation of drugs were minimal during the 25-years rule of previous Left Front government causing their huge magnitude " he said detailing the comparative statistics of drug-related activities and actions.
Deb said that during the first 100 days of BJP governance in Tripura over two lakh "ganja" plantations were destroyed in different parts of Tripura.
"With the curbing of drug-related activities the state government is keen to diminish the crime against women. Besides the state government has taken a series of steps to check these crimes " the Chief Minister said.
In order to boost community policing he said PRAYAAS committee has been formed in each police station area to deal with policing. "These will involve all sections of people including former policemen women veterans and renowned personalities of the locality."
"Bangladesh is our good and friendly neighbour. Various types of drugs specially the different kind of cough syrup should not be smuggled to that country from India. We have a responsibility for the welfare of Bangladesh " Deb added.
Tripura Meghalaya Mizoram and Assam share an 1 880 km border with Bangladesh.
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"During the first 100 days of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government the law enforcing agencies specially the police have seized 12 035 kg dry ganja various types of cough syrup habit-forming tablets brown sugar and heroin in Tripura " Deb who also holds the Home portfolio told the house.
The market value of 12 035 kg dry ganja is around Rs 7.22 crore.
The Chief Minister said that as per the state government s instructions the law enforcing agencies would intensify and continue their actions against smuggling abuse illegal trade and cultivation of drugs.
"The efforts of the law enforcing agencies will continue until the state becomes a drug free zone . The actions and drive against the smuggling abuse illegal trade and cultivation of drugs were minimal during the 25-years rule of previous Left Front government causing their huge magnitude " he said detailing the comparative statistics of drug-related activities and actions.
Deb said that during the first 100 days of BJP governance in Tripura over two lakh "ganja" plantations were destroyed in different parts of Tripura.
"With the curbing of drug-related activities the state government is keen to diminish the crime against women. Besides the state government has taken a series of steps to check these crimes " the Chief Minister said.
In order to boost community policing he said PRAYAAS committee has been formed in each police station area to deal with policing. "These will involve all sections of people including former policemen women veterans and renowned personalities of the locality."
"Bangladesh is our good and friendly neighbour. Various types of drugs specially the different kind of cough syrup should not be smuggled to that country from India. We have a responsibility for the welfare of Bangladesh " Deb added.
Tripura Meghalaya Mizoram and Assam share an 1 880 km border with Bangladesh.
--IANS sc/qd/vm
