Mandis (Dakha): Following the villagers, led by one lady sarpanchStarted a campaign against drug trade in Mandiani, Ludhiana Police Have booked seven peddlers in about a month.
Party affiliation disregarded, cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Earlier this month, the Congress sarpanch was honored. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ludhiana (Rural), Harjit SinghConfirming the booking of seven peddlers under NDPS ActAppreciated the efforts of the Sarpanch, but said that the drug problem in the village is not very big.
The villagers, however, said that they had paid a heavy price for the drugs.
“Drug trade was going on in our village for a long time and many peddlers used to come here to sell banned substances. In seven to eight years, around 15 people have died of drugs. On December 29, 2018 after being elected as sarpanch. Later, we held a meeting with the youth. We filed a complaint against drug abuse with the concerned authorities but no action was taken. Then about a month ago, we blocked the Ludhiana-Firozpur road near the village, said the 35-year-old Gurpreet KaurHe graduated from Government College Malerkotla.
“Dakha SHO asked us to remove the highway blockade and promised action. Then we went to the houses of those who sold drugs and caught many of them. Small pouches of drugs (chitta), computerized scale and Rs 1.35 lakh drug money The seizures include rings, gold chains, gold anklets and even headphones.”
Villagers said the recovered jewelery may have been given to peddlers by addicts, who may have stolen it from their families to purchase drugs.
Sukhwinder Singh Billu, a farmer from the village said, “Three times in my field, the addicts stole the iron turns of the motor. Besides, they also stole iron gates, wires etc. and sold them in the market to buy drugs. Huh.” He said that he is by his side all the time to protect his only son.
Villagers said that the danger had subsided a bit after their crusade. “Now the officials are also supporting us. Earlier, when the suppliers used to come to the village to sell drugs, there was a wedding-like scene. Around a thousand people used to go round the village for drugs. Recently, the police arrested a We have arrested more than 10 drug smugglers from the village, so we don’t see many people coming here for drugs anymore,” said villager Jasbir Singh. He added that they would check certain activities of the village to keep an eye on any such activity. sit in places.
Villagers said that whenever they get information about a peddler, they inform the police. A villager said that while the police is helping in the investigation of the problem, the villagers are also monitoring it.
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On August 19, Punjab Rural Development, Panchayat and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal honored Congress’s Mandiyani village sarpanch Gurpreet Kaur for launching a campaign against drugs in her village. He had said that Gurpreet Kaur is an inspiration to others. Dhaliwal said that any person from any political party working for the betterment of the society would be honored by the Punjab government led by Bhagwant Mann. He had assured full cooperation and cooperation to the panchayats to get rid of the problem of drug addiction and assured comprehensive development of all villages.
Reacting to the appreciation received from the minister, Gurpreet Kaur said that this is the first time that a minister of the ruling party has praised a leader of the opposition party. He said that the crusade was possible only with the help of the villagers.
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