SRINAGAR: Minister Sakina Itoo Monday said that there is a need to arrest the “big fish” to control the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir to save the future generation.
Speaking to reporters, Minister Itoo said the drug menace is a sensitive issue and “we have to save our future generation. In order to make Kashmir a drug-free society, it is a collective responsibility of every stakeholder and community,” she said.
The minister said that only the health and police departments can’t control the issue of drug menace. “There is a need to catch the big fish. Arresting only those committing the crime at lower level won’t help in controlling the drug menace.”
“If we have to eradicate the drug menace in Kashmir, we all should take this responsibility. Until and unless we all take up the responsibility, we won’t succeed in it. The government and police are doing their job.”
She further said the community and religious clerics should play an important role to help curb this menace. (KNO)
