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Amit Shah Sets 2029 Deadline to Make Madhya Pradesh Drug-Free
Amit Shah says Madhya Pradesh should have no place for drugs by December 31, 2029.
He said he would make a detailed plan with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and state officials.
He asked people to help with the effort and urged mothers to watch for how drugs affect their children.
Shah made the announcement at a cattle-rearers’ meeting in Bhopal.
He also spoke about new criminal laws, which he said are meant to help cases move faster.
He claimed the process could lead to a guilty person being convicted within three years of an FIR, even through the Supreme Court level.
Mohan Yadav said the state aims to produce 50 lakh litres of milk each day within three years.
He said current production is 12 lakh litres a day.
Amit Shah set December 31, 2029, as the target for making Madhya Pradesh drug-free.
Shah said he would develop a detailed campaign plan with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and senior Home Department officials, and urged public cooperation.
At the cattle-rearers’ conference in Bhopal, Shah asked mothers to remain alert to the effects of drugs on their children.
Shah said the new criminal laws aim to speed up cases, and claimed convictions could follow within three years of an FIR, through the Supreme Court level.
Mohan Yadav said Madhya Pradesh aims to produce 50 lakh litres of milk daily within three years, up from 12 lakh litres.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
- What
- Shah set a December 31, 2029, target for making Madhya Pradesh drug-free and said a detailed campaign plan would be prepared.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Saturday; the drug-free target is December 31, 2029.
- Why
- To set a target for the state’s campaign against narcotics.
Key facts
- Drug-free target
- December 31, 2029
- Announced by
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Planning partners
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and senior Home Department officials
- Venue
- State-level cattle-rearers’ conference in Bhopal
- Milk production target
- 50 lakh litres per day within three years, according to Mohan Yadav
- Current milk production
- 12 lakh litres per day, according to Mohan Yadav
- Criminal-case claim
- Shah said the process could ensure conviction within three years of an FIR, through the Supreme Court level.
- New criminal laws
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and related laws replaced three British-era laws on July 1, 2024.
Quotes
Mohan Yadav
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
“Today, I inaugurated an exhibition on the new criminal laws. I want to assure the people of Madhya Pradesh -- whose justice system was once notorious for endless adjournments (‘tarikh pe tarikh’) -- that within a year or a year-and-a-half, the process will ensure that a guilty person is convicted within three years of the FIR being lodged, right up to the Supreme Court level.”
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“We will make Madhya Pradesh drug-free. I have come here to assure every mother that after December 31, 2029, there will be no place for drugs in Madhya Pradesh for your sons and daughters. I have come here to put in place a detailed plan to achieve this.”
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