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The General Secretary of All India Congress Committee, former Union Minister, and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja has said that the BJP government is not serious about the growing drug menace in Haryana. Kumari Selja said that the government has blindly trusted the official figures presented by officers while the reality is that cases of drug overdose and drug-related deaths are being reported daily in various districts. Out of the 22 districts in the state, 16 have been severely affected by drug addiction, with Sirsa being the worst hit, where drug-related deaths continue to rise.
In a statement, Kumari Selja said that the areas of Sirsa city, Dabwali, Kalanwali, Rori, Rania, and Chhopta are deeply affected by drug abuse. Drugs have now reached the villages from synthetic drugs to ‘chitta,’ every form of addiction is spreading rapidly. The Haryana government has completely failed to control the drug menace.
Kumari Selja said the BJP govt has neither been able to break the supply chain nor has it made effective arrangements for youth rehabilitation or employment. Kumari Selja said that the fast-spreading drug network in Dabwali and nearby areas has engulfed the entire region, and in the last 40 days, 15 young lives have been lost, which reflects the frightening ground reality. She said it is “deeply unfortunate that drugs are being sold openly at medical stores while both the BJP government and the district administration remain silent spectators.”
The MP accused the administration of gross negligence, saying, Drug mafias are operating openly, and the law-and-order machinery has completely collapsed. Even the post of Drug Control Department head has been lying vacant for months, raising serious questions about the government’s intent and seriousness. She said that there are about 1,700 medical stores in Sirsa district, but the number of officers and inspectors is extremely low. Kumari Selja said that Without regular inspections, the sale of medical drugs as narcotics cannot be stopped. The government claims that 162 de-addiction centers are functioning in Haryana, and 3,350 villages and about 900 urban wards have been declared drug-free, including around 180 villages in Sirsa, but the ground reality tells a different story.
Kumari Selja said that in August, the CM himself had ordered re-evaluation of these so-called drug-free villages. Kumari Selja lamented that families in Sirsa, Dabwali, Kalanwali, and nearby rural areas are being destroyed due to drug addiction. Parents are pleading to save their children, but the government remains blinded by the arrogance of power.
