Jammu and Kashmir will turn into Punjab if drug menace not controlled: Molana syed Amin shah Geelani

ADIL HAMDANI GNS

MANDI/POONCH: Terming the growing drug and liquor abuse in Jammu and Kashmir as a cause of great worry and concern, Imam-o-khateeb Markazi Jamia Masjid Mandi Molana syed Amin shah Geelani said that availability of drugs and its distribution has become a well organized trade in Jammu & Kashmir, where during evening hours; drug peddlers openly distribute drugs to distributors and youth at graveyards, parks, play grounds and anywhere.

Amin shah said that Jammu & Kashmir young generation is fast falling prey to this unchecked growing menace.He said that the unfortunate part is that the drug peddlers are targeting even school children and students in colleges and universities. He said figures suggest that those affected are not in hundreds but in thousands including girls. Even professionals are falling prey to it, he said.

Amin shah said that if the situation continues to remain so, time is not far when Jammu & Kashmir will turn into India’s state of Punjab, where drug abuse is most rampant. He said that drug abuse is fast spreading in the areas of Jammu & kashmir including Poonch and it’s the primary responsibility of the parents to give time to their children and be aware of their activities, to help them keep away from drugs.

Amin Shah appealed parents, teachers, Ulema, Mohalla Committees and Masjid committees to wake up to this reality and take steps in this regard. He said easy money made available to children makes access to drugs easy for them. He said parents have to take the responsibility for this.

Amin shah said that the law enforcing agencies have to step up and play their role to curb the drug abuse and take urgent measures to arrest those behind openly indulging in its trade and distribution.

People of the respective areas should extend full cooperation and support to such drive, he said, adding that it is the primary responsibility of the state and District administration to crack the whip on those involve in the drug distribution and drug trade in Jammu & Kashmir and ensure stern punishment to all those involved in this nexus.