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Shah says Modi government targets drug-free India by 2029
Amit Shah said India wants to become free of illegal drugs by 2029.
He said the government has made a plan to reach that goal.
Shah connected this plan with Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India by 2047.
He said fighting drugs is now treated as a national security issue.
According to Shah, agencies previously focused mainly on catching small-time offenders.
He also said terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has declined.
Shah claimed that Naxalism has ended and that former rebels have joined mainstream society.
He said the government will fight narcotics with the same determination.
Amit Shah said the Union government has prepared a roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029.
Shah linked drug-free youth with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat in 2047.
He said the government now treats the fight against narcotics as a national security priority.
Shah claimed terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is declining and separatist sentiment has weakened since Article 370 was abrogated.
He also asserted that Naxalism has been eradicated and that the government will tackle narcotics similarly.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Narendra Modi government.
- What
- The government has prepared a roadmap to make India drug-free by 2029.
- Where
- India, with related remarks about Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; the target year is 2029.
- Why
- To support drug-free youth and the goal of a developed India, or Viksit Bharat, by 2047.
Key facts
- Drug-free target
- 2029
- Long-term vision
- Drug-free youth contributing to Viksit Bharat by 2047
- Government official
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Policy framing
- The narcotics fight is described as a national security priority
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Shah said terrorism is gradually approaching zero and separatist sentiment has lessened
- Naxalism
- Shah asserted that Naxalism has been eradicated
- Northeast
- Shah said the region is calm and more than 10,000 young people have laid down arms
Quotes
Amit Shah
Union Home Minister of India
“Before 2014, the fight against narcotics was largely conducted in small units and isolation. Agencies were often satisfied catching small time accused. Our government is making the fight national security priority.”
CNBC TV 18
“It is Narendra Modi’s objective that drug-free youth power will lead to Viksit Bharat in 2047.”
CNBC TV 18
Sources
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