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Amit Shah affirms the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to eradicate narcotics, highlighting efforts at the ANTF conference and the goal of a fully developed India by 2047.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah . (BJP/X)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged for a crackdown on drug cartels and protect the youth of the country. The Narendra Modi government is committed to eliminating all forms of narcotics from the nation and is making comprehensive efforts to achieve this objective, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Tuesday.
Speaking at the Second National Conference of Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of States and Union Territories, Shah emphasised that it is time to escalate actions against drug abuse to secure more victories in the near future.
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Organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the conference began on Tuesday.
The home minister highlighted that Prime Minister Modi has set a target for India to become a fully developed and secure nation by 2047. He affirmed that achieving PM Modi’s vision requires the nation to be completely secure.
“The Modi government is determined to wipe out the drug menace from the country and is making all-out efforts to achieve this goal,” Shah said.
“PM Modi has set forth the vision of creating an India by 2047 that will be the world’s number one in every aspect and fully developed — a nation secure enough that no one can penetrate. For this, our youth are the biggest hope, and if they are determined, nothing is impossible, as they are the foundation of any nation.” Shah said in some parts of the world, people have seen the link between a nation’s development and the challenge of drug abuse.
“Unfortunately, two of the regions from where drugs are supplied globally are very close to us. So this is the time that we fight against it strongly,” he added.
Shah emphasized the importance of protecting the younger generation from drugs to attain the goal of a fully developed India, stating that the youth form the foundation of any great state.
He identified three types of narcotics cartels: those operating at entry points into the country, those distributing from entry points to the states, and those running small shops or kiosks selling drugs.
“The time has come to deal a big blow to these three types of cartels. I believe that it can happen only when the officers responsible for working against drugs decide to take strong action against them,” the minister said.
The home minister also initiated the process of destroying narcotics worth Rs 4,794 crore seized across different regions of the country.
On Monday, Shah reiterated the Modi government’s determination to eradicate drug abuse by uniting all ANTFs and released the NCB’s annual report for 2024.
The NCB has been collaborating actively with the GST department, state drug controllers, Income Tax authorities, and financial institutions to uncover the full scope of the drug diversion network.
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