Cabinet meet on drugs tomorrow

CHANDIGARH:WITH the recent spate of drug-related deaths in the state, chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called on a special cabinet meeting on Monday to review the progress of the investigations and discuss ways and means of countering the drug menace.

An official spokesperson said the CM had called for the meeting to discuss the issue, particularly in the context of the recent spate of drug-related deaths in the state. The CM has also asked senior police officers to be present at the meeting, scheduled to be held in Chandigarh, said the spokesperson.

The officers are expected to brief the cabinet on the status of

the ongoing investigations in various cases under the NDPS Act and the steps being taken to combat the menace.

The cabinet is expected to suggest

the response mechanism to deal with the issue in a more aggressive way, said the spokesperson. The CM expressed the desire for collaborative efforts.

COMPLAINT TO TAKHT

AMRITSAR:THE Akal Takht on Saturday received a complaint against CM Capt Amarinder Singh, a day after former Akali MLA Ravinder Singh Brahmpura demanded his excommunication for failing to accomplish the oath he took with a “gutka” (handy book of gurbani) to wipe out drug menace from Punjab.

The complaint was filed by the Independent Students Federation (ISF). Amarinder took a pledge at a rally in Bathinda to wipe out the scourge of drugs from the state in four weeks. As drug overdose is suspected behind back-to-back deaths across the state in the past few days, demand is being raised by a section, particularly the Akalis, that CM did not deliver the promise, thus “desecrating” gurbani.