India Aims to Eradicate Drug Problem by 2029: Minister Amit Shah Sets Ambitious Target

Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah's announcement to rid India of the drug problem completely in three years may be linked to the Punjab assembly elections, but it is not just an election issue. Shah has already given the green signal two months ago to a roadmap to rid India of the drug problem by December 31, 2029. Not only this, he has also held meetings with central agencies as well as state DGPs and heads of anti-narcotics task forces to implement this roadmap. Addressing the heads of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Shah made it clear that this goal may seem impossible, but we have to achieve it to secure the country's future. In fact, given Amit Shah's visit to Punjab on Dussehra and the burning of the pyre with Ravana, politics has intensified in Punjab. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party is trying to marginalize it by calling it just an election. Senior officials of the Punjab Home Ministry have said that it is not possible to eliminate the three-decade-old drug problem.