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Expressing superior interest astatine the increasing ganja menace successful Andhra Pradesh, the speakers astatine a circular array gathering connected “Need to curb ganja and narcotic substances”, connected Friday. They besides demanded the constitution of an autarkic Commission, headed by a retired Judge of the AP High Court, to tackle the contented effectively.
They opined that commercialized successful ganja and narcotic substances was connected the emergence successful Andhra Pradesh. Youth were falling prey to ganja and drugs, losing their consciousness of judgement and indulging successful crimes. Ganja, which utilized to beryllium disposable lone successful the signifier of a cigarette, is present being sold successful the signifier of chocolates and glue, adjacent schools and colleges. This indicates that the cause peddlers are keen connected expanding their amerciable concern done guiltless students.
They cited the Madanapalle incidental arsenic an example. The ganja mafia was not lone resorting to attacking those coming successful the mode of their trade, but besides eliminating them. Social idiosyncratic Penchalaiah of Nellore, who had raised his dependable against ganja smuggling was murdered. Ganja seizure cases successful combined Visakhapatnam territory has go a regular feature. There was nary alteration successful the cognition of the ganja mafia contempt the alteration of governments.
They said that the wide nationalist were wondering however the ganja commercialized is flourishing crossed the State contempt strict enforcement astatine toll gates, by the excise department, constabulary and EAGLE teams. They felt it was not capable to apprehend smugglers and traders and punish them.
The ganja menace should beryllium tackled from the roots by uncovering retired the causes for ganja cultivation, wherever it was being cultivated and who was down the ganja mafia. They suggested that the authorities instrumentality it up arsenic a crusade to curb the menace, by involving the public. The autarkic Commission should beryllium fixed statutory powers.
The Commission would springiness recommendations connected implementation of the instrumentality for prevention of ganja commercialized and for the implementation of NDPS Act. The areas prone to the ganja menace should beryllium identified, and the territory Collector acrophobic should clasp a nationalist proceeding each period connected the issue. They sought the constitution of peculiar courts for speedy punishment of the guilty.
This isolated consciousness programmes should beryllium conducted successful schools. Counselling programmes and peculiar drives should beryllium held. Those cultivating ganja should beryllium severely punished to deter others from doing the same.
Dr NN Raju, Prof. V. Bala Mohan Das and erstwhile MLC M.V.S Sarma were among those who spoke. G.S. Rajeswara Rao of Alluri Vignana Kendram conducted the programme.
