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Himachal CM Defends Drug Crackdown After Police Arrests as BJP Walks Out

Sukhu says surveillance is limited to traffickers under a zero‑tolerance drive.

Overview

  • In a heated Assembly session, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the BJP of politicising the state’s drug problem and defended his government’s response.
  • BJP legislators staged a walkout during Sukhu’s reply to the Motion of Thanks, after which the motion passed by voice vote in their absence.
  • Sukhu cited recent arrests of four police personnel linked to LSD and synthetic‑drug trafficking and said action was initiated by the police force itself.
  • He reported dismissals of 11 police personnel and nine other government employees, along with property seizures and demolitions targeting alleged traffickers.
  • The government has mapped the most affected panchayats and launched public‑awareness efforts such as Walkathons Against Drugs, as Sukhu also blamed the previous BJP regime for the spread of “chitta.”