Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Himachal Chief Minister Launches Anti-Chitta Rally in Shimla
Himachal Pradesh held a rally to warn people about the dangers of drugs.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led the rally in Rohru.
Students from a government school joined him.
They raised slogans asking people to leave drugs and connect with life.
The chief minister said young people are important in spreading awareness.
He also said fighting drugs is everyone’s responsibility, not only the government’s.
The state is organising similar rallies and programmes in other places.
Chitta, discussed at the event, was described as a form of heroin.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu flagged off an anti-Chitta rally in Rohru, Shimla district.
The rally began at Government Senior Secondary School and continued through Rohru market.
Students raised slogans including “Nasha Choro, Zindagi Se Naata Joro” during the event.
Sukhu said combating drugs is a collective responsibility involving every section of society.
He said the government is taking strict action against the drug mafia and organising awareness programmes statewide.
- Who
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, school students and state authorities.
- What
- An anti-Chitta rally was flagged off, alongside an anti-drug pledge and awareness campaign.
- When
- October 1; the report identifies the day as Thursday but does not specify a year.
- Where
- Government Senior Secondary School and Rohru market in Rohru subdivision, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- Why
- To spread awareness about the harmful effects of drugs, encourage young people to avoid substance abuse and support efforts against the drug trade.
- Chief minister
- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
- Event
- Anti-Chitta rally and awareness programme
- Starting point
- Government Senior Secondary School, Rohru
- District
- Shimla district
- Student slogan
- “Nasha Choro, Zindagi Se Naata Joro”
- Drug referenced
- Chitta, described in the report as a form of heroin
- Government position
- Strict action is being taken against the drug mafia